4.15. snapshot

The snapshot resource type groups all virtual machine snapshot resources in a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment.

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Table 4.39. Snapshot parameters
Name	Type	Description	Required	User Creatable	User Updatable
`--description`	string	A description for the snapshot.	Yes	Yes	No

The following table lists additional snapshot options for resource-based commands.

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Table 4.40. Additional command options
Option	Description
`--vm-identifier`	Adds the disk to a `vm` as a sub-resource.

Example 4.33. Creating a new snapshot

[RHEVM shell (connected)]# add snapshot --vm-identifier MyVM --description 'My Snapshot'

[RHEVM shell (connected)]# add snapshot --vm-identifier MyVM --description 'My Snapshot'

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Example 4.34. Deleting a storage domain

[RHEVM shell (connected)]# remove snapshot [snapshot_id]

[RHEVM shell (connected)]# remove snapshot [snapshot_id]

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The following table lists actions for a virtual machine snapshot resource.

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Table 4.41. Virtual machine snapshot actions
Action	Description
`restore`	Restore a snapshot.

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