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Rename-VMSnapshot



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

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SYNOPSIS

Renames a virtual machine checkpoint.

SYNTAX


Rename-VMSnapshot [-Name] <String> [-VMName] <String> [-NewName] <String> [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Rename-VMSnapshot [-VM] <VirtualMachine> [-NewName] <String> [-Passthru] -Name <String> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Rename-VMSnapshot [-VMSnapshot] <VMSnapshot> [-NewName] <String> [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



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DESCRIPTION


The Rename-VMSnapshot cmdlet renames a virtual machine checkpoint.


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


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REMARKS

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Examples


Example 1

PS C:\>Rename-VMSnapshot –VMName TestVM –Name "Configuration 2" –NewName "Configuration 2: applied all updates"



Renames checkpoint Configuration 2 of virtual machine TestVM to Configuration 2: applied all updates.