Creating a snapshot through CLI

Last Updated : Jul 17, 2023 |
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Before you begin
Configure the authentication file with ESXi details, see Configuring the authentication file with ESXi detail.
When you configure the authentication file with ESXi detail, Session Manager does not prompt you to provide ESXi details each time you run the vmsnapshot command.
  1. Log in to the Session Manager command-line interface.
  2. Type the following command:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    vmsnapshot create <Name of the new snapshot>
    For example, vmsnapshot create testsnapshot1
    Important:
    Snapshots occupy the system resources and degrade the performance of the virtual application. Therefore, delete the snapshot after the required Session Manager operation is complete.
    STEP RESULT:
    Session Manager creates the snapshot.