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Update script VMware snapshot

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Does anyone have an update script for making and removing snapshots in VMware?

I would like to use it together with Windows update scripts to search and install updates.

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Paul
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Hi there,

You could install PowerCLI on the machine and then use it from Pulseway to create snapshots. All you need to do is create a snapshot before running updates:

https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.powercli.cmdletref.doc%2FNew-Snapshot.html

I would keep the snapshot until you find updates again and at that point you delete the old snapshot and create a new one. 

Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Remove Snapshot

Make sure you add a filter to the first Get-VM call and maybe add a filter on the Get-Snapshot too by name.

-Paul

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