create_snapshot

create_snapshot(**kwargs)

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

Note

You cannot take snapshots of AD Connector directories.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_snapshot(
    DirectoryId='string',
    Name='string'
)
Parameters
  • DirectoryId (string) --

    [REQUIRED]

    The identifier of the directory of which to take a snapshot.

  • Name (string) -- The descriptive name to apply to the snapshot.
Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'SnapshotId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Contains the results of the CreateSnapshot operation.

    • SnapshotId (string) --

      The identifier of the snapshot that was created.

Exceptions

  • DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.EntityDoesNotExistException
  • DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterException
  • DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.SnapshotLimitExceededException
  • DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.ClientException
  • DirectoryService.Client.exceptions.ServiceException