# vmware wait\_for snapshot

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-wait-for-snapshot/37950>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** vmware\
**Created:** [May 2, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-wait-for-snapshot/37950 "2023-05-02T08:05:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![R\_Mitura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@R\_Mitura](https://forum.ansible.com/u/R_Mitura)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-wait-for-snapshot/37950/1 "2023-05-02T08:05:04Z")

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Hi there,

I would like take VM snapshot before patching os.

How do I detect snapshot creation has been completed before initiating VM patching?

Thanks