create_snapshot.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
from pyVim.connect import SmartConnect, Disconnect
from pyVmomi import vim
import ssl
import atexit

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # 接続情報
    host = 'IP or FQDN'
    username = 'administrator@vsphere.local'
    password = ''
    snapshot_vm = 'CentOS7_Develop'
    snapshot_name = 'Snapshot01'
    snapshot_description = 'test snapshot'

    # SSL証明書対策
    context = None
    if hasattr(ssl, '_create_unverified_context'):
        context = ssl._create_unverified_context()

    # vCenterへ接続
    si = SmartConnect(host = host,
                      user = username,
                      pwd = password,
                      sslContext = context)

    # 処理完了時にvCenterから切断
    atexit.register(Disconnect, si)

    # VM情報の取得
    content = si.content
    vm_list = content.viewManager.CreateContainerView(content.rootFolder,
                                                      [vim.VirtualMachine],
                                                      True)

    for i in vm_list.view:
        if(i.name == snapshot_vm):
            i.CreateSnapshot(snapshot_name, snapshot_description, False, False)