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Hello<br />
<br />
Thank You for your reply.<br />
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@hanccocka: I mean reserve the VM to a snapshot<br />
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@Seaton007: I found that one also, but that one don’t explain how to send credentials to vCenter(or host) without adding them on the script.<br />
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Thank You<br />
<br />
JL
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Hello

Thank You for your reply.

@hanccocka: I mean reserve the VM to a snapshot

@Seaton007: I found that one also, but that one don’t explain how to send credentials to vCenter(or host) without adding them on the script.

Thank You

JL

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I did not get a 100% answered question, but I will close this.
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I did not get a 100% answered question, but I will close this.

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You cannot RESERVE (protect) LOCK a snapshot, you would need to copy the VM with the Snapshot.
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You cannot RESERVE (protect) LOCK a snapshot, you would need to copy the VM with the Snapshot.

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Hello<br />
<br />
Is there any way to use a PowerShell script to reserve a snapshot.<br />
<br />
We need to do some tests on a VM during the night, and if the tests fail, we want to run a script to reserve a snapshot.<br />
<br />
The snapshot name will always be the same, I don’t want to add vCenter credentials in the script as plain text.<br />
<br />
I have found same examples on the internet, but there not what I need.<br />
<br />
Please don’t provide just links.<br />
<br />
Is this possible?<br />
<br />
Thank You<br />
<br />
JL
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Hello

Is there any way to use a PowerShell script to reserve a snapshot.

We need to do some tests on a VM during the night, and if the tests fail, we want to run a script to reserve a snapshot.

The snapshot name will always be the same, I don’t want to add vCenter credentials in the script as plain text.

I have found same examples on the internet, but there not what I need.

Please don’t provide just links.

Is this possible?

Thank You

JL

Powershell script to reverse Snapshots

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