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New Snapshot

Operation Information

This operation will take a snapshot of a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine.

Extra Credentials

This operation requires an extra credential to be provided, stored in KeySafe, to the following specification:

Credential Reference: credential1
Credential Keysafe Key Type: Username + Password

Input Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Sensitive
`VMName`	`string`	The name of the Virtual Machine to perform the action against	Yes	No
`Port`	`string`	Specifies the port on the server you want to use for the connection	No	No
`Protocol`	`string`	Specifies the internet protocol you want to use for the connection. It can be either http or https	No	No
`NoTrustedCert`	`boolean`	Specifies if the Connect-VIServer cmdlet will establish the connection without taking into account that the certificate is invalid	Yes	No
`SnapshotName`	`string`	Specifies the name of the new snapshot	Yes	No
`Description`	`string`	Specifies a description against the new snapshot	No	No
`Memory`	`boolean`	Specifies if the virtual machine's memory state is to be preserved with the snapshot	Yes	No
`Quiesce`	`boolean`	Specifies if VMware Tools is to attempt to quiesce the file system of the virtual machine. This assures that a disk snapshot represents a consistent state of the guest file systems. If the virutal machine is powered off or VMware Tools are not available, the Quiesce parameter is ignored	Yes	No

Output Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Sensitive
`outcome`	`string`	Outcome of the operation. Can be OK, WARN or FAIL	Yes	No
`errors`	`string`	Any errors returned by the operation	No	No
`warnings`	`string`	Any warnings returned by the operation	No	No
`snapshotId`	`string`	The ID of the new snapshot	No	No

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