createSnapshot

Create a snapshot

This command creates a snapshot by specifying the components (optional, by IDs and/or names) for the snapshot, rather than taking a snapshot of an environment.

Format

udclient [global-args...] [global-flags...]
  createSnapshot [JSON file]

Parameters

None.

Template

This command takes a JSON request string or file. Use the following template for the request: 
{
  "application": "Application name or ID",
  "description": "Description",
  "name": "Snapshot name",
  "versions": "JSON array of mappings from components by 
  name or ID to versions by name or ID, such as [{\"
  JPetStore-APP\": \"latest\"}, {\"JPetStore-DB\": \"1.0\"}, 
  {\"3d6cd2fd-3381-4b95-b851-1aa7f83e225e\":\"c2c61215-c20a-
  4bc9-8f34-7f9f41de385b\"}]"
}

Example

udclient -username jsmith -password passwd 
  -weburl https://deployserver.example.com:8443
  createSnapshot newSnapshot.json

Example JSON request

{
  "name": "My snapshot",
  "application": "JPetStore",
  "description": "JPetStore snapshot",
  "versions": [
    {"JPetStore-APP": "1.1"}, 
    {"JPetStore-DB": "1.0"}, 
    {"JPetStore-WEB": "1.1"}
  ]
}

Example JSON request

You can also use the keywords latest, latestVersion, and newest in place of component version names. In this case, the process uses the most recently created component version. The following example shows how you can use these keywords in the JSON request.
{
  "name": "My snapshot",
  "application": "JPetStore",
  "description": "Snapshots of most recently created component versions",
  "versions": [
    {"JPetStore-APP": "latest"}, 
    {"JPetStore-DB": "latestVersion"}, 
    {"JPetStore-WEB": "newest"}
  ]
}

Example response

{
  "id": "ff9274d4-bc3d-493c-90aa-5020e2fda56d",
  "name": "My snapshot",
  "description": "JPetStore snapshot",
  "created": 1391451659050,
  "active": true,
  "locked": false
}

Related REST command: Create a snapshot.