tldr/pages/linux/qm-snapshot.md

qm snapshot

Create virtual machine snapshots. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

• Create a snapshot of a specific virtual machine (name must start with a letter):

qm {{[sn|snapshot]}} {{vm_id}} {{snapshot_name}}

• Create a snapshot with a specific description:

qm {{[sn|snapshot]}} {{vm_id}} {{snapshot_name}} --description {{description}}

• Create a snapshot including the vmstate:

qm {{[sn|snapshot]}} {{vm_id}} {{snapshot_name}} --description {{description}} --vmstate 1

• List snapshots of a VM:

qm {{[lists|listsnapshot]}} {{100}}

• Rollback the state of a specific VM to a specified snapshot:

qm {{[ro|rollback]}} {{vm_id}} {{snap_name}}