| description | external help file | Module Name | ms.date | online version | schema | title |
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Use this topic to help manage Windows and Windows Server technologies with Windows PowerShell. |
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Cmdlets.dll-Help.xml |
Hyper-V |
12/20/2016 |
2.0.0 |
Save-VM |
Saves a virtual machine.
Save-VM [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[-Name] <String[]> [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Save-VM [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
The Save-VM cmdlet saves a virtual machine. This is similar to hibernating a physical computer.
PS C:\> Save-VM -Name TestVM
Saves virtual machine TestVM.
PS C:\> Get-VM -Name Win* | Save-VM
Saves all virtual machines whose name starts with Win.
Runs the cmdlet as a background job.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseRuns the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Type: CimSession[]
Parameter Sets: Name
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the virtual machine is to be saved. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost or a dot (.) to specify the local computer explicitly.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Name
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalsePrompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
Type: PSCredential[]
Parameter Sets: Name
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the name of the virtual machine to be saved.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Name
Aliases: VMName
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseReturns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the virtual machine to be saved.
Type: VirtualMachine[]
Parameter Sets: VMObject
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseShows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.