Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class

Service to create, destroy and export snapshot collection of virtual systems.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties.

Syntax

[Dynamic, Provider("VmmsWmiInstanceAndMethodProvider"), AMENDMENT]
class Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService : CIM_Service
{
};

The Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class has these types of members:

The Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class has these methods.

Method	Description
ApplySnapshot	Applies a snapshot collection to the collection of virtual computer system.
ConvertToReferencePoint	Convert an existing collection snapshot to a reference point collection. The snapshot collection gets deleted as a side effect. Only recovery snapshots can be converted to reference points.
CreateSnapshot	Creates a snapshot of a virtual system collection.
DestroySnapshot	Destroy an existing snapshot of virtual system collection. This method may as a side effect destroy other snapshots that are dependent on the affected snapshot.
ExportSnapshot	Exports a snapshot collection of virtual computer systems to a file. The snapshot collection, its associated configuration settings, and its associated resource settings will be preserved in the resulting file.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 10 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2016
Namespace	Root\virtualization\v2
MOF	WindowsVirtualization.V2.mof
DLL	Vmms.exe