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Export-VMSnapshot



This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Export-VMSnapshot', in PowerShell version 5 - as retrieved from Windows version 'Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard' PowerShell help files on 2016-06-23.

For PowerShell version 3 and up, where you have Update-Help, this command was run just before creating the web pages from the help files.

SYNOPSIS

Exports a virtual machine checkpoint to disk.

SYNTAX


Export-VMSnapshot [-Name] <String[]> [-Path] <String> [-AsJob] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Passthru] -VMName <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Export-VMSnapshot [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-Path] <String> [-AsJob] [-Passthru] -Name <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Export-VMSnapshot [-VMSnapshot] <VMSnapshot[]> [-Path] <String> [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



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DESCRIPTION


The Export-VMSnapshot cmdlet exports a virtual machine checkpoint to disk.


Note: In Windows Server 2012 R2, virtual machine snapshots were renamed to virtual machine checkpoints. For clarity, this document will refer to virtual machine snapshots as
checkpoints.



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RELATED LINKS


Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=306843

REMARKS

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Examples


Example 1

PS C:\>Export-VMSnapshot –Name 'Base Image' –VMName TestVM –Path D:\



Exports checkpoint Base Image of virtual machine TestVM to D:\.