# Data Object - VirtualMachineGuestQuiesceSpec(vim.vm.GuestQuiesceSpec)

Parameter to
  CreateSnapshotEx_Task
Extended by
  VirtualMachineWindowsQuiesceSpec
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Data Object Description

This data object type encapsulates configuration settings when creating a virtual machine quiesced snapshot.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
timeout* | xsd:int | The property to indicate maximum time in minutes for snapshot operation to be performed on the virtual machine. The timeout can not be less than 5 minutes or more than 240 minutes.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="VirtualMachineGuestQuiesceSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="timeout" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>