--- - 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 }}"