Hyper-V - Checkpoint Create

Summary

The task can be used to create a checkpoint of a virtual machine hosted on a Hyper-V Host Server.

Sample Run

User Parameters

Name	Example	Required	Type	Description
VMName	DEV_Test-win10	True	Text String	Name of the virtual machine for which to create the checkpoint

Task Creation

Script Details

Step 1

Navigate to Automation ➞ Tasks

Step 2

Create a new Script Editor style task by choosing the Script Editor option from the Add dropdown menu

The New Script page will appear on clicking the Script Editor button:

Step 3

Fill in the following details in the Description section:

• Name: Hyper-V - Checkpoint Create
• Description: The task can be used to create a checkpoint of a virtual machine hosted on a Hyper-V Host Server.
• Category: Custom

Parameters

VMName

The Add New Script Parameter page will appear on clicking the Add Parameter button.

• Set VMName in the Parameter Name field.
• Enable the Required Field button.
• Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
• Click the Save button.

Script Editor

Click the Add Row button in the Script Editor section to start creating the script

A blank function will appear:

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.

The following function will pop up on the screen:

Paste in the following PowerShell script and set the Expected time of script execution in seconds to 600 seconds. Click the Save button.

PowerShell Script

Row 2 Function: Script Log

Add a new row by clicking the Add Row button.

A blank function will appear.

Search and select the Script Log function.

In the script log message, simply type %output% and click the Save button.

Save Task

Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.

Completed Task

Output

• Script Logs

Changelog

2026-03-20

• Initial version of the document