def start_from_snapshot(self, name):
_, r = self.datacenter.request('<STR_LIT:POST>', self.path + '<STR_LIT>' + <EOL>str(name))<EOL>r.raise_for_status()<EOL>return self<EOL>
::

    POST /:login/machines/:id/snapshots/:name

:param name: identifier for snapshot
:type name: :py:class:`basestring`

Start the machine from the snapshot with the given 'name'.