Deletion of snapshots of workstation

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• Can not take new snapshot or manage old snapshots VMware Workstation 6.5.1

  I had a stable system of VMware Workstation 6.0 for a long time. I upgraded to 6.5.1 several months ago and it has not been stable. The last symptom is that I can't manage existing snapshots or create new images. The log file of the user interface indicates there is a fault of locking a file. I've gone through the other suggestions of the VMware community, but these have not helped.

  Environment:

  The host is Windows XP SP3 + updates

  Guest is Windows XP SP3 + updates

  VMware Workstation 6.5.1 build 126130

  Symptoms leading to the situation:

  Turn comments off

  VM > overview > Snapshot Manager

  Take a snapshot

  Delete one before (old snapshot)

  Wait a while, the bar of progression and GUI finally indicates success

  Delete an another prior (old snapshot)

  Wait a long time, progress bar freezes, the host OS Task Manager shows process VMware is inadmissible

  Click on the upper right corner, 'X' in the Snapshot Manager to close the application, Windows gives error inadmissible usual cancel or continue, cancel selected

  Windows offers to send symptom information to Microsoft for the diagnosis

  Restart the host operating system

  Start VMware, power reviews (it powers on OK)

  Repeat the mistake (VMware Snapshot Manager crashes on delete old snapshot)

  Restart the host operating system

  Consider the suggestions in the community of VMware Workstation, suggestions are to delete the .lck or .lck files for comments, run chkdsk

  A ran CHKDSK D: /F /R (no problem found)

  Renamed all .lck files in the folder structure customer (renowned specific folders follow below)

  Start VMware powered reviews, case comments (it starts very well)

  Watch VMware directory, confirm that there is no new .lck files/folders

  Use VMware Snapshot Manager, try to take pictures or delete old snapshot - both fail, suspended process, must cancel

  Here is an excerpt of "UI current log file" (C:\Documents and Settings\gperkins. MERITER\Local Settings\Temp\vmware-gperkins\vmware-gperkins-2268.log)

  Apr 16 14:27:57.853: vmui | File unexpected error updating cache snapshot of Foundry of blocking: the file is already in use

  Apr 16 14:27:57.853: vmui | Could not update the snapshot tree: tree inconsistent state.

  Apr 16 14:28:00.666: vmui | FILE: WaitForPossession timeout on "D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Windows XP Professional.vmsd.lck\M17021.lck" due to a local process (3660)

  Apr 16 14:28:00.712: vmui | FILE: FileIO_Lock on 'D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Windows XP Professional.vmsd' failed: lock has expired

  Apr 16 14:28:00.712: vmui | In SHORT: Impossible to open and lock file "D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Windows XP Professional.vmsd".

  Apr 16 14:28:00.712: vmui | SNAPSHOT: SnapshotConfigInfoRead failed for the file "D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Windows XP Professional.vmx": cannot lock the file (3)

  Here is a list of old .lck files that I renamed (within each are .lck files which are not renamed):

  D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Delete-me2-Windows XP Professional.vmx.lck

  D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Delete - me - Windows XP Professional - 000001.vmdk.lck

  D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Delete - me - Windows XP Professional - 000002.vmdk.lck

  D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Delete - me - Windows XP Professional - 000003.vmdk.lck

  D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Delete-me-Windows XP Professional.vmdk.lck

  D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Delete-me-Windows XP Professional.vmsd.lck

  D:\vmware\WinXP VA33100XP\Delete-me-Windows XP Professional.vmx.lck

  Any advice/suggestions would be welcome.

  With the VM power off and out the VMware Workstation (close the app) try to remove the *.lck files

  Now start Workstation and see if you still have questions

• Delete a snapshot

  Hi all

  Our largest VM, there is a residue of a snapshot of Veeam since January. The use of the disc is 1.46 TB. I guess delete this snapshot will take some time and use the heavy disk activity. I will in a Summit out of time.

  My question: is it possible to remove the snapshot while the virtual machine is running and what do you think how long it will take? To disconnect the virtual machine is not really an option, and I'm not sure that the snapshot deletion process would be much faster.

  Thank you

  Edy

  The time limit is proportional to the amount of data that the virtual machine is written during consolidation, if the virtual machine is running. If this virtual machine has very high I/O consolidation then process may stop VM to the last step. This is not mandatory, but depend on the size of VMDK, VM e/s and health/performance of the storage.

  I suggest doing this powered off-State, as you say of vmdk is great. But if you want to power on State, then do it hours when there is not a lot of activity on the data store and VM is less accessible.

• deletion of snapshots

  I have a VM that is having two snapshots, I want to delete the snapshots and server should not go to the previous state, it should be in the current state, after deletion of snapshots please suggest how.

  Rightclick the virtual machine and go to the Snapshot > Snapshot Manager > clear all

• 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.

• Delete a snapshot in ESXi 5 when data store is almost full

  I'm very skiddish on use or deletion of snapshots after a disaster, I had with them last year. So, I thought I would get your recommendation before you continue.

  I have a virtual machine running on the host with about 700 GB of total space on the data store. The virtual machine uses about 500GB and there is only a snapshot of the virtual machine. The virtual machine uses a disc thin provisioned. I received a warning that there is insufficient data on the space store and there are only about 120 GB left. Is it safe to remove the snapshot? Should we double the size of the virtual machine to "consolidate? The last time I did it with multiple snapshots and a lot less space, it's disaster.

  Edit: Here's what's on the data store (for this virtual machine). There is an another VM on the same data store which shows it takes 40 GB of space.

  

  Here's what it says on the storage to Apollo (the virtual computer name) under summary in vSphere:

  

  The basic disk can only 'baloon' upward only by the amount of data in the snapshot, which is 214 GB function provided screenshot and to be on the safe side, you have to assume that he will do. If you need to at least 214 (I'd Go 220) free on the data store for a safe removal-snapshot operation.

  Worse: these 214 GBs are given new, added after the creation of the snap. You the kickoff of the removal process. Basic disk to grow per GB 214. Currently, it consumes 355 GB so it will grow up to 569GB. Only one time all the data of the snap is committed to basic disk, the snapshot will be deleted. This is why you need some 220 GB free and available on the data store to start the removal process.

  Instant deletion on an engine out of VM might help a little, but looks like not as much as you want.

  If you shut down the virtual, pagefile will be deleted which will free up to 4 GB.

  Also if you delete a wink on the virtual machine performance, actually another cliché will be created to store the changes that VM is done during the delete operation. According to the rate of change of data within your VM and the time required for the delete operation, it will take little extra space on the data store as well. This need for extra space can be avoided by removing the snap while the VM is turned off.

  However, in your case the virtual computer power on off won't help

  Bottomline - if you can, find a way to get 220 + GB of free space on your data store before you delete the snapshot. Otherwise, the next option is VM migration to a different data store with storage vMotion (without interruption) and deletion of snapshots there (once again, potentially without interruption). A last - cloning in another data store that involves downtime.

  And you cannot clone to USB.

• Deletion of snapshots to recover from data store space

  ESXi 4.1

  I have an ESXi host Miss space on one of its data warehouses. No 911 short, but short enough so that something needs to be done in a few weeks. On this data store, we created snapshots of some servers Exchange 2010 hosted before installing a custom Microsoft patch. So we have a server HUB, CASES and MB each with a single shot of several months that we will never have to come back. In this navigation data store, some of these 00001.vmdk files are huge, almost up to the size of the player it is a snapshot of. I believe it happened when we had backup problems and drive full of balls of trans.

  In any case, I want to remove these snapshots in snapshot Manager on each of those virtual machines by selecting the snapshot and hit delete. The problem is I've read different information about what will happen. Some of the information I've read says even this will take even MORE space. I don't know how that's possible, but I wanted to get in the forums before doing anything.

  Delete the snapshots will delete all files in capture instant hard, recovering a ton of space on the data store?

  TIA!

  The OMI 30 GB should be enough. When you delete the snapshot with the virtual machine, a snapshot of assistance is created, which will consume disk space necessary for any change, even if the current snapshot is being deleted more ~ 4GB for the snapshot file (.vmsn).

  With the virtual machine off, you will not need any addiitonal disk sapce. However, you won't be able to turn on the virtual machine again, until it's finished!

  André

• 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

• 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 snapshots failed, how to remove snapshots?

  Hello

  I tried to delete/merge snapshots to a server, and the operation has failed with an error saying that there is not enough disk space on the lun.

  In the snapshots via the vSphere client Manager, there is no more available snapshots, see the disk names:

  The virtual machine has two disks

  [xxx [lun-xxx-Server] Server] / 01-xxx-service - 000001.vmdk
  [xxx [lun-xxx-Server] Server] / 01-xxx-service_1 - 000006.vmdk

  He always uses the instant vmdk for two disks and more and more.

  How can I stop this and merge with basic disks?

  [xxx [lun-xxx-Server] Server] / xxx-01 - service.vmdk
  [xxx [lun-xxx-Server] Server] / xxx-01 - service.vmdk

  When I browse the data store there are still a few shots left and more... (see screenshot)

  
  

  Take also look at this article

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1002310

  It explains exactly what to do in your situation

  See you soon
  Artur
  

  Please, do not forget the points of call of the "useful" or "correct" answers

• 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.

• Problem with deletion of snapshots

  Hello

  I have a problem with deletion of snapshots for virtual machine running on ESXi 3.5. I had a problem with the lack of free space on the drive where VM is hosted. I managed to free up space and wanted to commit snapshots (delete) to free additional space. Unfortunately, at the time of the withdrawal of clichés that I ran out of space again on this store now I'm stuck with clichés present in the store but not visible in the Snapshot Manager.

  Any suggestions on how I can get rid of these pictures now? All I can think is move VM converter of this virtual machine to a new one.

  Thanks, Marcin

  The reason that you ran out of space is the way a "Delete All" is handled.

  I guess in your case a 'Delete All' may temporarily need up to approximately 115 GB of additional disk space. Troubleshooting VM snapshot problems perfectly describes the process. Take a look at the animation in the "process behind 'Remove all' snapshots '.

  So what you can do is:

  -Free up enough space, create another cliché, and then do a "Delete All".

  -Cold clone or V2V the VM in another data store

  -Recreate the vmsd file based on the instantaneous channel from the header vmdk files and delete the snapshots one by one starting with the first (oldest) snapshot. If you want to try this make sure you fully understand other snapshots that it will end in the corruption of data!

  Due to the size and the possible impacts on the storage I recommend doing this during peak hours and with the virtual machine shut down.

  If you have a different available datastore (~ 300GB), I would recommend cloning. This does not affect the original files in case something goes wrong. If the clone works, you can safely remove the "old" VM and files and migrates the virtual computer is back to datastore original.

  André

• 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

• How can I make and delete a snapshot of the command line in ESXi 4?

  How can I make and delete a snapshot of the command line in ESXi 4?  ghettoVCB4i does, but I need unusual behaviour for two virtual machines.  I need to be able to save only one of the two virtual drives, not both.  So I can't use this script here.  I need to write a script that will:

  1 copy off the .vmx

  2 make a snapshot of a virtual computer running

  3 use the vmkfstools command to clone the vmdk in the backup location

  4 remove the snapshot.

  The snapshot is the part that I do not know how.  I do not see a flash drive in vmkfstools and I do not understand the snapshot code in ghettoVCB4i.

  Thank you!

  vmkfstools is a tool for working with VMDK, has nothing to do with stereotypes. In the Busybox unsupported console, the only tool that you can use for some of the management of the virtual computer is vim-cmd , which is about a wrapper for VMware vimsh, take a look at our site for more information: http://engr.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/#vmware_vimsh

  Basically, you're going to do something like the following:

  vim-cmd "vmsvc/snapshot.create XXXX FIRST_SNAPSHOT MY_FIRST_SNAPSHOT_1"
  

  where XXXX is VmId to the virtual machine that is retrieved from vmsvc/getallvms, then you are going to deliver the snapshot.remove

  Here are some other useful commands dealing with snapshots:

  Vim - cmd vmsvc/snapshot.removeall \[VmId]

  [[[vim - cmd vmsvc/snapshot.remove \[VmId\] \[removeChildren\] \[snapshotLevel\] \[snapshotIndex\]

  Vim - cmd vmsvc/snapshot.get \[VmId\]

  ghettoVCB4i uses vimsh to do these things as well.

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  VMware vExpert 2009

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

  repository scripts vGhetto

  VMware Code Central - Scripts/code samples for developers and administrators

  http://Twitter.com/lamw

  If you find this information useful, please give points to "correct" or "useful".

• "There was an error while trying to delete the snapshot"

  I am running VMware Fusion on a 10.5.7 and when I try to delete the old clichés I get this error

  "There was an error while trying to delete the snapshot

  Impossible to clean deleted files:

  The specified virtual disk needs to be repaired.

  It's the performance of FreeBSD. The server has no harm actually run but gets big enough and I would like to clean it up a bit. Any suggestions?

  Thank you very much

  MacGruder says:

  I am running VMware Fusion on a 10.5.7 and when I try to delete the old clichés I get this error

  "There was an error while trying to delete the snapshot

  Impossible to clean deleted files:

  The specified virtual disk needs to be repaired.

  It's the performance of FreeBSD. The server has no harm actually run but gets big enough and I would like to clean it up a bit. Any suggestions?

  Firstly it goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway...  Always back up all of the Virtual Machine with the Virtual Machine within the OS, not suspended, and Fusion to stop closed before trying to make repairs on a virtual hard disk.

  This may not work if it's the basic disk that needs to be repaired and the Virtual Machine has snapshots, but I go through it.  You can try to use "/ Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmware-vdiskmanager ' with the '-r' option.  Note: If the basic disk do not while snapshots are at stake, because it will cause more problems so my suggestion is first try to create a new basic without snapshots disk using the information below (see another option).

  Also one of the reasons to delete a snapshot may fail if there is no adequate free disk space for the operation ends so make sure you have a lot of free disk space.

  Another option would be to create a new basic disk, and then use dd by using an Image of CD/DVD/ISO Linux Live in the image of the old drive so written delta in snapshots to a new basic disk.

  I like to use the ISO Image of KNOPPIX_V5.1.1CD - 2007-01-04 - IN .iso to start the Virtual Machine and use dd to leave because it works well with VMware SCSI virtual hard disks.

  Also in Fusion 2.x, configuration the target Virtual Machine's .vmx file must be changed manually to have the present following parameters when using Knoppix.

  usb:0.deviceType = "mouse"
  usb:0.present = "FALSE"
  mouse.vusb.enable = "FALSE"
  

  Note: The first two parameters may already exist but if the other exists and is set to true, then set it to FALSE and the third are probably already so just add it.