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+---
+- name: Create VM Snapshot via Xen Orchestra
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    vm_name: "target_vm_name"
+    snapshot_name: "backup_{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601_basic_short }}"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Create snapshot of {{ vm_name }}
+      community.general.xen_orchestra_vm:
+        api_url: "{{ xo_host }}"
+        api_user: "{{ xo_user }}"
+        api_password: "{{ xo_password }}"
+        validate_certs: "{{ xo_validate_certs }}"
+        name: "{{ vm_name }}"
+        snapshot: yes
+        snapshot_name: "{{ snapshot_name }}"
+      register: snap_result
+
+    - name: Debug Snapshot Info
+      debug:
+        msg: "Snapshot {{ snapshot_name }} created for {{ vm_name }}"
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