vSphere API - Snapshot.java

snapshot.java

public static void doSnapshot(String url, String username, String password, String vmname, String snapshotname) throws Exception
{
    ServiceInstance si = new ServiceInstance(new URL(url), username, password, true);
    Folder rootFolder = si.getRootFolder();
    VirtualMachine vm = null;

    vm = (VirtualMachine) new InventoryNavigator(rootFolder).searchManagedEntity("VirtualMachine", vmname);

    if(vm==null)
    {
        System.out.println("VM not found");
        return;
    }

    Task task = vm.createSnapshot_Task(snapshotname, "auto", false, false);
    if(task.waitForMe()==Task.SUCCESS)
    {
        System.out.println("Successfully created snapshot " + snapshotname + " on " + vmname);
    }
    else
    {
        throw new Exception("Error creating snapshot!");
    }
}