Manage Checkpoint
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Manage Checkpoint activity is used to restore a virtual machine to the state when the checkpoint was created or to remove a checkpoint that is no longer needed.
For the procedure to configure this activity, see Configuring the Manage Checkpoint Activity.
The following tables list the properties and published data for this activity. The activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data.
Manage Checkpoint Properties
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
VM Checkpoint ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the checkpoint |
Action |
Remove or Restore |
Manage Checkpoint Published Data
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Accessibility |
Public or Internal |
Action |
Remove or Restore |
Added Time |
The date and time that the checkpoint was added, in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM |
Checkpoint ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the checkpoint |
Checkpoint Name |
The name of the checkpoint |
Checkpoint Platform ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the checkpoint inside the platform; for example, Hyper-V, VMWare, or Virtual Server |
Description |
An alphanumeric description of the checkpoint |
Enabled |
True or False. If False, the virtual machine cannot be started. |
Modified Time |
The modification date and time for the checkpoint, in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM |
Most Recent Task |
The last recorded task for the checkpoint, for example, Start virtual machine |
Parent Checkpoint ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the parent of the checkpoint |
Virtual Disk Drives |
The list of virtual disk drive names recorded for the checkpoint |
VM Checkpoint ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the checkpoint |
VM ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine for which the checkpoint was created |
VM Name |
The name of the virtual machine for which the checkpoint was created |
Configuring the Manage Checkpoint Activity
To configure the Manage Checkpoint activity
From the Activities window, drag a Manage Checkpoint activity to the active runbook window. Double-click the Manage Checkpoint activity icon.
Click the Properties tab.
In the Configuration section, click the ellipsis button (...), and select the Name of the Virtual Machine Manager computer that you want to connect to with this activity. Click OK. The properties required to define this activity are displayed in the Properties section.
In the Properties section, assign a value to the required property. If applicable, to automatically populate the value from the data published by any previous activity in the workflow, right-click the property box, point to Subscribe, and then click Published data. Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK. To view additional elements, select Show Common Published Data.
For a list of the data elements published by each activity, see the Published Data tables in the activity topic. For information about the Common Published Data items, see Published Data in the System Center Orchestrator 2012 Runbook Guide.
For information about the settings on the General and Run Behavior tabs, see Common Configuration Instructions for all Activities.
Click Finish.
Other Checkpoint Activities
The Integration Pack for System Center Virtual Machine Manager contains the following additional Checkpoint activities.