snapshot-vm

Create a snapshot of a VM instance and save it as a flexi image. This command allows you to capture the state of a VM instance at a specific point in time and use it as a flexi image for future deployments.

Usage

cldkctl flexi image snapshot-vm [flags]

Aliases

snapshot-vm, snapshot-vm

Steps

Follow the steps below to run and view the result of this command:

Interactive Mode

1. Run the following command in your terminal:

cldkctl flexi image snapshot-vm -i 

1. Select the billing type.

1. Select the instance for which you want to create the snapshot.

2. Enter the snapshot name.

3. Confirm the snapshot creation by selecting Confirm.

1. Once completed successfully, the terminal displays the success message.

Non-Interactive Mode

1. Provide all required values using command flags.

2. Add --auto-confirm or -y to skip confirmation prompts in non-interactive mode.

3. Run the command in your terminal.

4. Once completed successfully, the terminal displays the success message.

Flags

This command supports global flags. Refer to the Global Flags section for details

Flag	Shorthand	Default	Description
--auto-confirm	-y	false
--help	-h		Help for the snapshot-vm command.
--instance string
--interactive	-i	false
--name string	-n