The
prlctl snapshot
command is used to make snapshots of Parallels virtual machines that are currently running in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop. It has the following syntax:
prlctl snapshot [-a, --all] [-t, --template] [--no-header]
[-o, --output
name
[,
name
...]] [-s, --sort
name
|-
name
]
[-v, --verbose
number
]
prlctl snapshot --info [<
ID
|
name
>] [-v, --verbose
number
]
The options that can be used with this command are explained in the table below:
Parameter Name |
Description |
|
Lists all virtual machines currently registered in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop. |
|
Lists the templates that currently exist on Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop and that can be used as the basis for the virtual machine creation. In this case, a template denotes a folder containing one or more VM configuration files.
To deploy a template, use the
|
|
Do not display column headers. |
|
Displays detailed information on all virtual machines currently registered in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop. You can specify the virtual machine ID or its name to view detailed information about this VM only. |
|
The ID of the virtual machine whose detailed information you wish to view. |
|
The name of the virtual machine whose detailed information you wish to view. |
|
This option is used to display only particular information about the virtual machine. Currently, you can use the following parameters after the
To display a number of parameters in a single output, they should be separated with commas (e.g.
|
|
Sorts the virtual machines in the list by the specified parameter. If "-" is given before the name of the parameter, the sorting order is reversed. |
|
Sets the verbosity level for the
|
If no parameter is specified, only the currently running virtual machines will be listed.