ImportSnapshotDefinitions method of the Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService class

Searches the specified folder for any snapshot definition files associated with the specified planned computer system, and creates a new snapshot on the planned computer system for every associated definition file in this location.

Syntax

uint32 ImportSnapshotDefinitions(
  [in]  Msvm_PlannedComputerSystem    REF PlannedSystem,
  [in]  string                            SnapshotFolder,
  [out] Msvm_VirtualSystemSettingData REF ImportedSnapshots[],
  [out] CIM_ConcreteJob               REF Job
);

Parameters

PlannedSystem [in]

A reference to an Msvm_PlannedComputerSystem object that represents the planned virtual machine which references the snapshots to be imported.

SnapshotFolder [in]

The fully qualified path to the folder where the snapshot configurations for this virtual machine can be found.

ImportedSnapshots [out]

If the operation completes synchronously, an array of references to the Msvm_VirtualSystemSettingData instances representing the snapshots which were successfully imported.

Job [out]

If the operation is performed asynchronously, this method will return 4096, and this parameter will contain a reference to an object derived from CIM_ConcreteJob.

Return value

This method returns one of the following values.

Completed with No Error (0)

Method Parameters Checked - Job Started (4096)

Failed (32768)

Access Denied (32769)

Not Supported (32770)

Status is unknown (32771)

Timeout (32772)

Invalid parameter (32773)

System is in use (32774)

Invalid state for this operation (32775)

Incorrect data type (32776)

System is not available (32777)

Out of memory (32778)

File in Use (32779)

Requirements

See also

Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService