# begin\_managed\_volume\_snapshot

Open a managed volume for writes. All writes to the managed volume until the snapshot is ended will be part of its snapshot.

```python
def begin_managed_volume_snapshot(self, name, timeout=30):
```

## Arguments

| Name | Type | Description                                              | Choices |
| ---- | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| name | str  | The name of the Managed Volume to begin the snapshot on. |         |

## Keyword Arguments

| Name    | Type | Description                                                                 | Choices | Default |
| ------- | ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- |
| timeout | int  | The number of seconds to wait to establish a connection the Rubrik cluster. |         | 30      |

## Returns

| Type | Return Value                                                                              |
| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| str  | No change required. The Managed Volume '`name`' is already assigned in a writeable state. |
| dict | The full API response for `POST /managed_volume/{id}/begin_snapshot`.                     |

## Example

```python
import rubrik_cdm

rubrik = rubrik_cdm.Connect()

managed_volume_name = 'MV1'

begin_snapshot = rubrik.begin_managed_volume_snapshot(managed_volume_name)

print(begin_snapshot)
```


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