4.15. snapshot

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

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.

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'

Example 4.34. Deleting a storage domain

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

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

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