Get Checkpoint
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Get Checkpoint activity is used to retrieve a virtual machine checkpoint based on the filters you specify so that it can be used to restore the virtual machine to a previous state.
For the procedure to configure this activity, see Configuring the Get 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.
Get Checkpoint Filters
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Accessibility |
Public or Internal |
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 |
Disk I/O (IOPS) |
The disk I/O performance, measured by the number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) that can be performed with acceptable latency |
Enabled |
True or False. If False, the virtual machine cannot be started. |
Modified Time |
The date and time that the checkpoint was modified in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM |
Most Recent |
True or False |
Parent Checkpoint ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the parent of the checkpoint |
VM ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine for which the checkpoint was created |
Get Checkpoint Published Data
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Accessibility |
Public or Internal |
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 |
Disk I/O (IOPS) |
The disk I/O performance, measured by the number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) that can be performed with acceptable latency |
Enabled |
True or False. If False, the virtual machine cannot be started. |
Modified Time |
The date and time that the checkpoint was modified in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM |
Most Recent |
True or False |
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 |
VM Name |
The name of the virtual machine for which the checkpoint was created |
VM ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine for which the checkpoint was created |
Virtual Disk Drives |
The list of virtual disk drive names recorded for the checkpoint |
Configuring the Get Checkpoint Activity
To configure the Get Checkpoint activity
From the Activities window, drag a Get Checkpoint activity to the active runbook window. Double-click the Get Checkpoint activity icon.
Click the Filters 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.
In the Filters section, at least one filter is required to define the activity. Click Add. In the Name box, click the down arrow and select an item from the list.
In the Relation box, click the down arrow and select a relationship descriptor for the filter.
In the Value box, click the ellipsis button (...) and select a value to be applied to this filter. If the ellipsis button (...) does not appear for the filter you have selected, enter the value you want to use. Click OK.
Add additional filters as needed, and then click Finish.
To make changes to a filter, click the filter, and then click Edit. Make the necessary changes, and then click OK. To remove a filter, click the filter and then click Remove.
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.