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• Delete all snapshots completely hosed my server

  I have a server ESXi 5, a 750 GB (698GB or so, is usable) local data store, quad Xeon, and 16 GB of RAM. There are two vm (s) - we're a firewall which takes about 10 GB (20 has been allocated) and the other is an Exchange Server that has 500 GB allocated was almost complete with the exception of about 10 GB. Both have been implemented using thin provisioned disks. There are also approximately 4 or 5 pictures taken of the Exchange virtual machine. Thinking that I had to delete the snapshots before you try to resize the virtual drive of 500 GB, I hit the button Delete button instant everything. All the snapshots have been removed from the list and then I could not start the virtual machine due to the lack of storage. He said that nearly 698 GB has been awarded! Then I deleted the tiny snapshots for virtual firewall machine and was able to boot the virtual machine Exchange. After doing a little housekeeping on the vm changes that I stopped him. Try to solve the delete all snapshots problem, I tried the "consolidate all snapshots' option. After several hours of waiting it failed due to lack of space. So, I thought I would reboot the physical machine to see if that helped. When he returned he showed that TB 1.4 or so, space has been allocated! And I could not start anything. Then I ran down to the server room, installed a 750 GB extra hd and started trying to move the virtual machine to empty disk. Well, who seems to have been an even worse mistake to delete all snapshots. Not only this process fails, but now the new hd (datastore2) is completely filled and the original datastore1 has about 132 GB free. The problem with this is that the virtual machine is now spread over these two data stores. Now, I've added another store of data via nfs (nfsdatastore) that has free 2.6 TB and I'm currently copy the entire contents of datastore2 via the cp command in a terminal (ssh remotely controlled).

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  OK, so let's try to clone the virtual disk in the NAS data store. Please follow the steps below and ask if there is something you don't understand or something does not work as expected.

  • Create a new folder on your NAS "UDT-MX09-EPSI" data store
  • from archive attached extracts "UDT MX09 (Exchange EPSI) .vmx" to this new folder
  • move 'UDT MX09 (Exchange EPSI)-000004.vmdk' to "datastore2/UDT-MX09-EPSI" on "datastore1/UDT-MX09-EPSI-2".
  • move 'UDT MX09 (Exchange EPSI)-000005.vmdk' to "datastore2/UDT-MX09-EPSI" on "datastore1/UDT-MX09-EPSI-2".
  • from archive attached extracts "UDT MX09 (Exchange EPSI)-000003.vmdk" "datastore1/UDT-MX09-EPSI-2"replaces the existing file.
  • from the command line run:
    "vmkfstools-i" / vmfs/volumes/datastore1/UDT-MX09-EPSI-2/UDT MX09 (Exchange EPSI)-000004.vmdk "" / vmfs/volumes/nfsdatastore/UDT-MX09-EPSI/UDT MX09 (Exchange EPSI) hard. "

  If cloning is successful, do a right-click the virtual machine in the inventory and select 'Remove inventory', then - using the browser from data store - click with the right button on the .vmx file in the folder of the virtual machine on the NAS data store and select "add to the inventory. When you start the virtual computer you may be asked if you have moved or copied the VM. Make sure you select that "I moved it.

  André

  Post edited by: a.p. - deleted '-delta "(error in copy & paste) vmkfstools command

• Delete all snapshots for a virtual computer

  Hi all

  Snapshots are deleted a when I execute the command below.

  I need to delete all the snapshots for specific virtual machines on a specific period of time, so I would like the same calendar.

  Get - VM VM1. Remove-Snapshot

  Is it possible to delete all the snapshots at a time, as we have option in vSphere Client.

  Sort the clichés about the property created, take the older.

  Something like that

  Get-VM-name MyVM | Get-Snapshot | Tri-objet-property created. Select - 1 first

• Delete all SNAPSHOTS with script

  I'm trying to set up a workflow for my colleagues to easily adjust color, brightness and so on by simply clicking on a SNAPSHOT that easily shows them the result. The snapshot is generated by a macro master calling alarge number of macros. But my clever :-) solution fails because I want to give them the opportunity to run the macro master twice (for example the brightness) and they are then asked with a dialog box that asks them if they would like to replace the snapshot that already exist wit the same name. Simply, I don't know an easy way to delete snapshots. Historic range is easy to remove. If it was just a bunch of macros I could find a way to fix it manually, but I have like 80-100 macros in different groups.

  I thought of this solution:

  MASTER MACRO 1

  -SELECT ALL. COPY.

  -DELETE ALL THE SNAPSHOTS (with the script)

  -PASTE THE IMAGE

  -MACRO RUNS APPLE (Apple instant recording)

  -MACRO RUNS TOMATO (tomato instant recording)

  -CONTINUES DURING SEVERAL OTHER...

  The user chooses instant TOMATO , also wants to run snapshot APPLE. Click again on the MACRO 1.

  Someone out there who can think of a solution or another idea?

  (Photoshop CS6 on a Mac)

  Here is the solution:

  var doc = app.activeDocument;

  HS var = doc.historyStates;

  for (var a = hs.length - 1; a > = 0;--a) {})

  {if(HS[a].) Snapshot)}

  doc.activeHistoryState = [a] hs;

  delHist();

  }

  }

  function delHist() {}

  var desc20 = new ActionDescriptor();

  var ref23 = new ActionReference();

  ref23.putProperty (charIDToTypeID ('HstS'), charIDToTypeID ('Indonésia'));

  desc20.putReference (charIDToTypeID ('null'), ref23);

  executeAction (charIDToTypeID ('Dlt'), desc20, DialogModes.NO);

  };

• Delete all snapshots failed: vim - cmd vmsvc/snapshot.removeall

  Hello

  I hope you can help me please

  I used veeam backup & replication backup a virtual machine to exchange server 2010

  I didn't know why and how, but since last week, I got error when try to delete snapshot: another task is already underway

  I try a lot of advice/KB but the success of whithout (managemennt services restart, remove the snapshot in vsphere client)

  When a start an ssh connection to the esxi and I launch 'vim - cmd vmsvc/snapshot.remveall' I got this error: "delete all asnapshots has failed.

  can you help me please?

  snapshots continue to grow since last week!

  Thank you

  (I'm french, sorry for my English)

  which means the snapshot of the ware file used by your worker VPXA and it's get connected through your VADP.

• ESXi 3.5 full disk - delete all snapshots

  Hi all

  I have a virtual machine running FreeNAS with discs 5 x 200G, defined as a JBOD.  I was filling up with data backup to rebuild some system, when he hooked up with the "no more space for the snapshot files (that's the jist - I don't remember the exact error message now.

  I did not understand where all my space was gone, but have been on a steep learning curve and understand now on the delta files.  I have in the filesystem via SSH, you can see that there are delta files containing hundreds of concerts.  Snapshot Manager showed no snapshots (nothing to delete).  I saw a recommendation to take a new snapshot and then do a 'delete all '.  I did, and the light of the physical server's hard drive was now two hours, strong.

  Is this normal.  I don't want to be hasty and interrupt something that works as it should, but is it possible that I can confirm that it works and not only in an infinite loop?

  A supplementary question.  To prevent this happining again once, can I change the configuration of the virtual machine and make these independent disks?  I can do that, for an existing virtual machine without losing any data on the disk?

  There is one shot in place? Certainly don't lose your patience and try and stop the validation process.

  You can watch the instant process of deletion/committ by the following command (you need to log in with access console not supported - http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/vmware-esx-articles/general/how-to-access-the-vmware-esxi-hidden-console.html )

  Watch "ls - Ghtu-* full-time hard" d

  In your question that prevent from happening in regard to again - yes you can make the persistent independent record. This must be done while the virtual machine is turned off. You won't lose data, which makes change.

  Post edited by: java_cat33 - no access to the consoles does not support has been added for ESXi

• Delete all snapshots causing server to consume all of the available disk space.

  Hello

  I deleted all the snapshots on one of our servers and as usual, the server is passed to 95% and then sits there until it ends.   This time he ate a 150 GB Bill and is about to release one of my SAN LUNS?  Is this normal!

  In any case what can I do to save the servers, if anything?

  HELP ME PLEASE!

  Thank you

  David

  With multiple snapshots, ESX will first create a new disc in which it will merge snapshots. So depending on the size of the LUN size VMDK, sizes of snapshot, there a sense... Not funny, I know

  Tip: install a script or some tasks or alerts that monitor the use of snapshots. We have a script in place that brings all the older snapshots then 7 days. We do not allow older snapshots then 7 days, if they're going for 7 days, the 'owner' must have a very good reason why he wants to run.

  Gabrié

  http://www.GabesVirtualWorld.com

• questions after 'delete all snapshots '.

  I had a VM with about 50 shots, so I decided that I have this nettoieriez

  in snapshot Manager and clicking "remove all" rather than

  remove them individually. This process completed successfully, then

  shot the server. Now, when I try to start it I get the

  following error message;

  Failed to open the disc

  ' / vmfs/volumes/492af03f-ea1af3be - 42b - 001 2A 64256 -.

  C2C /Servername/servername- 000001.vmdk' or one of the

  It depends on the instantaneous discs. Reason: The parent

  virtual disk has changed since the child was

  created.

  I have

  can get the server starts up by removing the drive and adding

  the servername.vmdk of basic disk. Although this disc contains only the

  original installation of the OS, not the changes of last year!

  Is there a way I can recover my data?

  running esxi 3.5.0 110271

  Help, please!

  Remove all button should apply to all snapshots in the original disc. If this happened... Well, maybe another problem happened. Anyway, if you ever turned your VM attached to the snapshot and received this message things are already lost.

  Marcelo Soares

  VMWare Certified Professional 310

  Technical Support Engineer

  Chief Executive Officer of the Linux server

• Please explain consolidate and delete all snapshots

  I have 15 snapshots for a virtual machine

  I want to understand the background process to consolidate and erase everything.

  We should I prefer? and an impact on the performance of the virtual machine?

  Appreciate your help

  AI necessary consolidation when your snapshot manager says that there are no snapshots but you can still see delta files in your datstore in this case u gat a necessary consolidation of vm WARNING. means u get a notification that you are checking if there is no snapshots in the Snapshot Manager that there should be no delta existing for this purpose in the data store.

• Delete all the snapshots State hooked up to 95%

  Any ideas why my task to delete all the snapshots status is attached to 95%?  It has been like that for a few hours.  I had 7 sequential shots that I need to remove to create space on my data store.  My data store's display file snapshot of 28,04 KB.  I need to make a new snapshot of my server, but do not know if it is safe to proceed since my first task to delete all snapshots do not show a State of complete.  Any ideas or help someone?

  This is normal, especially if you have a lot of drive to commit.  Once completed, you should be ok.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1007566

• After removing all snapshots, cannot access shares

  Recently, I noticed that my SIN was not always full despite regularly delete data to free up space. I discovered that the snapshot took all the space, I consiquently delete all snapshots, but the assosiated folder is now gone. I can see the NAS shows again the data are on the NAS, but I can't seem to access if Windows or page of the interface.

  You would have certainly got a popup that requires typing something to confirm that you wanted to delete the share. It is a protection device against accidental deletion of the shares.

• Problem of deletion of snapshot - not access file < unspecified file name > because it is locked.

  Guys,

  I'm having a problem to remove a snapshot of console vSphere. I am running with vSphere v5.1.

  I tried to recreate the snapshot and perform the complete withdrawal and its looks the same. I also restarted the Management Agents on ESXi host where the virtual machine was stationed. But the problem remains the same. All thought and helpful is perhaps help to solve this problem for me?

  My backup keep fault because the snapshot may not remove the host.

  Delete all snapshots

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  Unable to access file < unspecified file name > because it is locked

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  08:41:04 07/07/2014

  08:41:04 07/07/2014

  07/07/2014 08:41:16

  VMware KB: Restarting management on an ESX or ESXi host agents

  The light of the foregoing, it is the impact:

  Attention: restart management agents may have an impact all the tasks that can run on the ESX ESXi host at the time of the recovery.

• Can not power on vm after the deletion of snapshots

  Hello, I'm afraid that I watered a virtual machine. It's on ESXi 4.1. I deleted all snapshots and now I can not power on a virtual machine. Power on the selection is grayed out.

  Is there a way to get back on this virtual machine? I still see the 10G vmdk file in the data store if it matters.

  TIA

  How big are the snapshots? Maybe the process is still ongoing! Generally remove snapshots works without problems if you run lack of disk space, so I think you need to just be patient.

  André

• deletion of snapshot and recovery of space

  I am running VMware Fusion on a Mac Book Pro/Snowleopard.  I initially install a 20 GB partition.  Over the past three years, I took 6 shots and I use now 69 GB.  I want to delete some shots, but I want to be sure that I won't spoil all my data on Windows XP.

  Can anyone give me a suggestion on the question of whether I should remove the last snapshot first or start from the first.  I'm guessing this will consolidate back to my original VM.

  I also want to make sure I can get the 40 GB of space.

  Thanks for the help in advance.

  Without explaining in detail why, however I have already said the best way to go about it and the route that I am proposing is the best way if or not you free up space on the internal disk and create the new destinationDisk.vmdk on it or on the external hard drive this route and the methodology and the reasons to go this route are infinitely better that you try to free up space to delete all snapshots You seem however you mind going about it you are somewhere else, so by all means, do it you are average.

  If you go about it your way then you will need the first backup of the Virtual Machine, so in the event that a problem occurs when deleting snapshots, which can and is happening, you have a way to recover.  generally speaking with monolithicSparse hard you will release no less then max the hard little more of extra space for aerial work, an addition size a few extra GB should cover.

  In your present circumstances my way is much faster and also safer, then remove it snapshot method because it does not require first backup the source since it will access in a read-only manner and the resultant hard will read the source and write the destination in a single cycle, unlike the snapshot method remove requiring reading and writing for each snapshot.  In addition, the new destinationDisk.vmdk can be made a splitSparse in the same operation that will be better in the future that you are running low on space you need only 2 GB more an extra pocket space for overhead operational to delete snapshots in case they get to immediately as the current situation you are in.

  In any case, it's your choice the previously linked document covers the joke of the method, I proposed and the am did try to help.  Sorry but when someone whats to go about it in an ignorant way vs the smart way, I can't continue to waste my time.

• Do not delete of snapshot

  Hi, have a customer with esxi 3.5.  They are run on the local storage and got close to running out of space.  It turns out that one of the VMS had snapshots on it.  So I tried to delete the snapshots via the Snapshot Manager.  Unfortuanatly I ran out of space, before he could finish and it failed at the end of 95%.  Was able to delete some ISO files to free up some more space and then I stop certain VM to free up space in swap files.

  Anyway, I was then able to delete all snapshots via the Snapshot Manager, however, he said that he deleted and finished but snapshots files are still there, plus I now how very little space left to even start my VM.

  Is it safe to remove manually the snapshot files if the Snapshot Manager says he is not more instant?

  Thank you

  Mike

  You can take a new snapshot instant, just after that choose to delete all snapshot again. I will not recommend you manually delete the snapshot. Another method, you can consider to clone the new virtual machine, but this need for additional disk space

  Craig

  vExpert 2009

  Malaysia, VMware communities - http://www.malaysiavm.com