Listing Snapshots

To list all snapshots of a particular virtual machine or Container, use the prlctl snapshot-list command. For example, to check all current snapshots of the MyVM virtual machine, run this command:

# prlctl snapshot-list MyVM

PARENT_SNAPSHOT_ID SNAPSHOT_ID

{989f3415-3e30-4494-936e-a0bbc104bd20}

{989f3415-3e30-4494-936e-a0bbc104bd20} *{063615fa-f2a0-4c14-92d4-4c935df15840}

This command shows that the MyVM virtual machine has two snapshots. The snapshot with ID {063615fa-f2a0-4c14-92d4-4c935df15840} is based on the snapshot with ID {989f3415-3e30-4494-936e-a0bbc104bd20}, i.e. the former is a child of the latter. The asterisk marks the current snapshot.

To view the relationships between snapshots, use the -t option:

# prlctl snapshot-list MyVM -t

_{989f3415-3e30-4494-936e-a0bbc104bd20}_{063615fa-f2a0-4c14-92d4-4c935df15840}*{712305b0-3742-4ecc-9ef1-9f1e345d0ab8}

The command output shows you that currently two branches exist for the MyVM virtual machine. The snapshot with ID {989f3415-3e30-4494-936e-a0bbc104bd20} is the base for these branches.

To get detailed information on a particular snapshot, use the -i option with the snapshot ID:

# prlctl snapshot-list MyVM -i {063615fa-f2a0-4c14-92d4-4c935df15840}

ID: {063615fa-f2a0-4c14-92d4-4c935df15840}

Name: Clean_System

Date: 2012-07-22 22:39:06

Current: yes

State: poweroff

Description: <![CDATA[This snapshot was created right after installing Windows 7]]>

The prlctl snapshot-list command with the -i option displays the following information about snapshots: