Command to list the properties of snapshot using power cli
get-vm | get-snapshot | format-list
Description
Created
Quiesced
PowerState
VM
VMId
Parent
ParentSnapshotId
ParentSnapshot
Children
SizeMB
IsCurrent
IsReplaySupported
ExtensionData
Id
Name
Uid
Generate complete snapshot inventory with few details
get-vm | Get-Snapshot
Export complete snapshot inventory to csv file
get-vm | get-snapshot | format-list | Export-Csv C:\snaps.csv
Generate snapshot information inside folder
get-vm -location “VMWARE-Administration” | get-snapshot
Generate snapshot information with specific Description
get-vm | get-snapshot | where {$_.Description -match “Avamar Snapshot generated for back” } ->
Generate snapshot information with specific Description and formatted mode
get-vm | get-snapshot | where {$_.Description -match “Avamar Snapshot generated for back”}| Format-Table -Property VM,Name,Created,Description, SizeMB
Create new snapshot with description and name
get-vm TEST-VM-01 |New-Snapshot -name snspshottest -Description snapshottest
Get snapshot information about specific VM
get-vm TEST-VM-01 | Get-Snapshot
Remove snapshot of a specific VM
get-vm TEST-VM-01 |Get-Snapshot |Remove-Snapshot ( It will ask to confirm to perform snapshot removal )
get-vm TEST-VM-01 |Get-Snapshot |Remove-Snapshot -Confirm:$false
Remove Snapshot By Description
get-vm | get-snapshot | where {$_.Description -match “Avamar Snapshot generated for back”}| Remove-Snapshot -Confirm:$false -RunAsync
List snapshot created prior to “X” days
Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Where {$_.Created -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-130)}
Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Where {$_.Created -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-60)}
Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Where {$_.Created -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-60)} | Select-Object VM, Name, Created, SizeMB
Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Where {$_.Created -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(1)} | Select-Object VM, Name, Created, SizeMB
