Data Object Description

Properties

Name	Type	Description
backupManifest*	xsd:string	The relative path from the snapshotDirectory pointing to the backup manifest. Available for certain quiesced snapshots only. *Since* vSphere API 4.0
childSnapshotList*	VirtualMachineSnapshotTree[]	The snapshot data for all snapshots for which this snapshot is the parent.
createTime	xsd:dateTime	The date and time the snapshot was taken.
description	xsd:string	Description of the snapshot.
id	xsd:int	The unique identifier that distinguishes this snapshot from other snapshots of the virtual machine. *Since* vSphere API 4.0
name	xsd:string	Name of the snapshot.
quiesced	xsd:boolean	Flag to indicate whether or not the snapshot was created with the "quiesce" option, ensuring a consistent state of the file system.
replaySupported*	xsd:boolean	Deprecated. as of vSphere API 6.0 Flag to indicate whether this snapshot is associated with a recording session on the virtual machine that can be replayed. *Since* vSphere API 4.0
snapshot	ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachineSnapshot	The managed object for this snapshot.
state	VirtualMachinePowerState	The power state of the virtual machine when this snapshot was taken.
vm	ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine	The virtual machine for which the snapshot was taken.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Name

Type

Description

backupManifest*

xsd:string

The relative path from the snapshotDirectory pointing to the backup manifest. Available for certain quiesced snapshots only.

Since vSphere API 4.0

childSnapshotList*

VirtualMachineSnapshotTree[]

The snapshot data for all snapshots for which this snapshot is the parent.

createTime

xsd:dateTime

The date and time the snapshot was taken.

description

xsd:string

Description of the snapshot.

xsd:int

The unique identifier that distinguishes this snapshot from other snapshots of the virtual machine.

Since vSphere API 4.0

name

xsd:string

Name of the snapshot.

quiesced

xsd:boolean

Flag to indicate whether or not the snapshot was created with the "quiesce" option, ensuring a consistent state of the file system.

replaySupported*

xsd:boolean

Deprecated. as of vSphere API 6.0

Flag to indicate whether this snapshot is associated with a recording session on the virtual machine that can be replayed.

Since vSphere API 4.0

snapshot

ManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachineSnapshot

The managed object for this snapshot.

state

VirtualMachinePowerState

The power state of the virtual machine when this snapshot was taken.

ManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

The virtual machine for which the snapshot was taken.

Properties inherited from DynamicData

None

Need not be set

Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualMachineSnapshotTree">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="snapshot" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference"/>
                     <element name="vm" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference"/>
                     <element name="name" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="description" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="id" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="createTime" type="xsd:dateTime"/>
                     <element name="state" type="vim25:VirtualMachinePowerState"/>
                     <element name="quiesced" type="xsd:boolean"/>
                     <element name="backupManifest" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="childSnapshotList" type="vim25:VirtualMachineSnapshotTree" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="replaySupported" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>

Data Object - VirtualMachineSnapshotTree(vim.vm.SnapshotTree)

Data Object Description