AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Creates a snapshot of a Simple AD or Microsoft AD directory in the Amazon Web Services cloud.

You cannot take snapshots of AD Connector directories.

Note:

This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginCreateSnapshot and EndCreateSnapshot.

Namespace: Amazon.DirectoryService
Assembly: AWSSDK.DirectoryService.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public abstract Task<CreateSnapshotResponse> CreateSnapshotAsync(
         CreateSnapshotRequest request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.DirectoryService.Model.CreateSnapshotRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CreateSnapshot service method.

cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken

A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation.

Return Value


The response from the CreateSnapshot service method, as returned by DirectoryService.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ClientException A client exception has occurred.
EntityDoesNotExistException The specified entity could not be found.
InvalidParameterException One or more parameters are not valid.
ServiceException An exception has occurred in Directory Service.
SnapshotLimitExceededException The maximum number of manual snapshots for the directory has been reached. You can use the GetSnapshotLimits operation to determine the snapshot limits for a directory.

Version Information

.NET Core App:
Supported in: 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5

See Also