ESXi 3.5 full disk - delete all snapshots

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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 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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 from disk" deletes all files

  Hi all

  ESXi4.0, local data store. When I on the right, click a virtual machine and choose "Delete From Disk", it turns out that the file of the virtual machine is still in the data store and it leaves some with a vmdk file is very large. That worries me. Why it is not remove it entirely? Should always manually check us in the data store for any "left on"?

  Thank you.

  Dream for sure, delete and delete VM from disk removes all vmdk files which are not in this (.vmx) files of configuration of VM, even if the files in the same folder, VM. No surprise, because sometimes we have deleted by mistake the disk of the virtual machine ONLY, instead remove VM disk and delete disk.

  http://www.no-x.org

• Delete all snapshots

  Hello

  I started all avoid the VM snapshot almost 4 hours ago. It rose to 95% at the beginning and stopped so far. After 90 minutes of waiting, I realized that VM has been activated (oops) so I decided to turn it off while the abduction was still used. Virtual computer system turns off but the machine not. I could not have done yet because (I think) instant withdrawal is underway.

  Now, how can I check if the deletion process is still running or that 95% is smth like zomie-process? In fact, this virtual machine is not the one I need, but there are still other virtual machines work so I think that I can not turn all ESX host to break the abduction.

  Last lines of dump of virtual computer journal:

  16:05:39.149 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 10000us
  16:05:39.551 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 55, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  16:05:39.562 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 55, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  16:05:53.470 23 Feb: vcpu-2 | Protocol TOOLS autoupgrade version 0
  16:05:53.501 23 Feb: vcpu-2 | ToolsCapabilityGuestTempDirectory received TOOLS 0
  16:05:53.502 23 Feb: vcpu-2 | ToolsCapabilityGuestConfDirectory received TOOLS 0
  16:05:53.560 23 Feb: vcpu-2 | GuestRpc: Reset of channel 0 (toolbox)
  16:05:53.674 23 Feb: vcpu-2 | GuestRpc: Channel 0 reset.
  16:05:54.448 23 Feb: vcpu-3 | Ball: Start: vmmemctl reset ball
  16:05:54.448 23 Feb: vcpu-3 | Ball: Reset (pages n 3 0)
  16:05:54.448 23 Feb: vcpu-3 | Ball: Reset: size nUnlocked 0 0
  16:05:58.775 23 Feb: mks | TAKEN 55 (72) recv error 104: connection reset by peer
  16:05:58.776 23 Feb: mks | TAKEN 55 (72) destroying backend VNC on socket error: 1
  16:05:58.810 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 1000000us
  16:06:32.768 23 Feb: vcpu-0 | VIX: [126031 vmxCommands.c:7612]: VMAutomation_HandleCLIHLTEvent. Do nothing.
  16:06:32.769 23 Feb: vcpu-0 | Msg_Hint: msg.monitorevent.halt (sent)
  16:06:32.769 23 Feb: vcpu-0 | The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. You will need to turn off or reset the virtual machine at this point.
  16:06:32.769 23 Feb: vcpu-0 | ---------------------------------------
  16:08:37.288 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 10000us
  16:08:37.748 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 56, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  16:08:37.761 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 56, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  16:08:49.367 23 Feb: mks | TAKEN 56 (127) recv error 104: connection reset by peer
  16:08:49.368 23 Feb: mks | TAKEN 56 (127) destroying backend VNC on socket error: 1
  16:08:49.397 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 1000000us
  16:22:34.311 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 10000us
  16:22:34.751 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 57, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  16:22:34.775 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 57, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  16:27:32.428 23 Feb: mks | TAKEN 57 (120) recv error 104: connection reset by peer
  16:27:32.429 23 Feb: mks | TAKEN 57 (120) destroying backend VNC on socket error: 1
  16:27:32.458 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 1000000us
  17:50:51.442 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 10000us
  17:50:51.893 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 58, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  17:50:51.903 23 Feb: mks | VNCENCODE 58, changing encoding mode: (720x400x16depth, 16bpp, 1440bytes/line)
  17:50:58.793 23 Feb: mks | BUSH 58 (120) recv error 104: connection reset by peer
  17:50:58.794 23 Feb: mks | SLEEVE 58 (120) destroying backend VNC on socket error: 1
  17:50:58.823 23 Feb: mks | MKS: Polling of the Base period is 1000000us

  Quick help appreciated, thanks.

  It is important to remove the snapshot when the virtual machine is turned off or does not matter?

  It doesn't really matter. However, depending on the workload of the virtual machine and the amount of disk space available on the data store, you need to delete snapshots, while the virtual machine is turned off.

  When the virtual machine has a single disk, say 50GB with multiple snapshots, why the data in the file are cut on several files that altogether occupy more than 120 GB, even if snapshots are deleted?

  The virtual machine is divided into several files, files of configuration and data files. Each snapshot will start a new file (actually two).

  In another discussion you mentioned use you ESX 4.0. What version do you use? With Update 2 and newer you won't usually problems to withdraw several snapshots using the "Clear all" button, but with older versions you could easily run out of disk space if the space is already low.

  André

• Pouvez ESXi 4.0 to randomly delete all in a data store?

  I'll put up a test server ESXi. I had several virtual machines installed, he tested for a few months and was almost ready to put it into production. I installed it on a flashdrive of ESXi and had implemented our Synology DS209 RAID 1 NAS NFS data store.

  Yesterday, I installed a program on one of the XP virtual machine when all frose upward and I couldn't do a thing. I waited for a minute or two and finally tried to reset the virtual machine. This also seemed to have no effect, but after 2-3 minutes the bar to reset the vm started to go. Reset frose seized finnished for even 5-6 minutes before it finnally says "waiting for host" or something to that effect. I tried to log in Vsphere client to check what was going on, but received a message the host took time to answer. I tried several times but got the same message. I finally did a hard reset of the host as a last resort.

  When the host came, I was able to connect to Vsphere, but my datastore was gone! When I created the NFS datastore folder on the NAS, all my iso and VM have disappeared as well! It was not a file in this folder was left on the NAS. All other files on the NAS from network backup were fine and all files were there. I tried hard to recover the files, but do not have mangaged yet. The biggest problem is cannot determine the cause of the problem. How can I determine if there was a problem with NAS, glitch in VMware, a kind of Hacker/virus or something else? More importantly, how can I stop to happen?

  There is nothing in ESXi who would, on its own, remove all. If this is going to be a HOST I would not rely on a low end device as my store of data storage in an autonomous way. Add local drives and use the Synology DS209 for backup storage.

  Have you looked through records of storage from another source. You can often use several protocols to access the same directories. Try allowing CIFS on the same directory and try to access it from a Windows machine.

• 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.

• Hi, the reversible full system recovery or whole computer disappeared forever? Also do a full recovery deletes all viruses and malware.

  In addition, I did a restore of the entire system using 4 built on samsungs recovery solutions my laptop twice in recent weeks that I was worried about malware and viruses hidden.

  Hello

  A restore to factory normally wipes the hard drive clean of everything except at the start of the recovery process, it asks you if you want to perform a non-destructive recovery.

  And it is irreversible.

  Normally, the destructive recovery will wipe a malicious software.

  This program can recover data, even after a reinstall:

  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  See you soon.

• 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

• 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

• 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