DestroySnapshot method of the Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class

Destroys an existing snapshot of virtual system collection. This method may as a side effect destroy other snapshots that are dependent on the affected snapshot.

Syntax

uint32 DestroySnapshot(
  [in]  CIM_Collection  REF AffectedSnapshotCollection,
  [out] CIM_ConcreteJob REF Job
);

Parameters

AffectedSnapshotCollection [in]

Reference to a CIM_Collection that describes the affected virtual system snapshot collection.

Job [out]

An optional reference that is returned if the operation is executed asynchronously. If present, the returned reference to an instance of CIM_ConcreteJob can be used to monitor progress and to obtain the result of the method.

Return value

On success, returns either 0 (Complete) or 4096 (Job Started); otherwise, returns an error.

Completed with No Error (0)

Not Supported (1)

Failed (2)

Timeout (3)

Invalid Parameter (4)

Invalid State (5)

Invalid Type (6)

DMTF Reserved (..)

Method Parameters Checked - Job Started (4096)

Method Reserved (4097..32767)

Vendor Specific (32768..65535)

Requirements

See also

Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService