qm snapshot

Create virtual machine snapshots. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

Create a snapshot of a specific virtual machine:

qm snapshot {{vm_id}} {{snapshot_name}}

Create a snapshot with a specific description:

qm snapshot {{vm_id}} {{snapshot_name}} --description {{description}}

Create a snapshot including the vmstate:

qm snapshot {{vm_id}} {{snapshot_name}} --description {{description}} --vmstate 1