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• Unable to start the virtual machine after failing to remove the snapshot

  Recently, I tried to delete a snapshot on a Windows XP virtual machine in VMware server 2.0. After a few minutes, the operation has failed, then the GUI crashed. I was not able to manage one of my virtual machines until I rebooted the server. My other virtual machines still work fine. I can't just run the virtual machine on which I tried to remove the snapshot. This virtual machine is very important to me and I would try to get it back. Does anyone have advice? Also, I upgraded this version of VMware server 1.x to 2.x, so please let me know if this may have something to do with this problem. Thanks in advance.

  An additional note. If the virtual machine starts, I suggest that you run chkdsk, just to make sure that there are no problems with the file system of the client.

  André

• Need help: cannot remove the snapshot - score 98% full

  I have a VM ~ 25GB that runs on my first VMWare Server for about a year. It's in a 30 GB partition, but at some point, a snapshot is created. I don't remember this, but I must have. I can't merge the snapshot using VMWare infrastructure Web Access; the option is not available. I don't see the snapshots by looking at the directory via SSH consle.

  I have another partion available is the same size.

  It is a production server and it seems that I need to deal with that immediately.

  I would like to apprecte suggestions or references to helop to solve me this problem.

  -Thank you,

  John

  removal of files inside the guest is contra-productive - it will enlarge only snapshots.

  Hmm - so you say version 2.0.2 also has this bug?

  So either copy the VM is much more big disk and use the shortcut function to remove a snapshot - or copy it to USB and plug this drive into a host Workstation with installed.

  Or - this would work as well with VMserver2...

  Add a second disk of the virtual machine - nominal size just a little more grand, then one you have now - in a Knoppix live CD boot and

  If DD \u003d/dev/sda of = / dev/sdb

  When the sda is the original disc and the DSP is the new

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• Consolidate the Snap Shot or remove the snapshot, which should not

  Dear Experts,

  We have a Linux virtual machine, and we recently increased its vmdk to add more than 10 GB but before doing so, we took a snapshot of State off the machine. Increase now the space is done and now if I see the drive for this machine, it shows me 'thick' 35GB

  It is the only snap shot we have for this machine. If I click with the right button on computer and go the snapshot > I see here snapshot manager, take a snapshot, back to the snapshot current and last is to consolidate.

  If I go to the Snapshot Manager, I see the point where I am now and the last point that is marked as 'before you increase the space', so I need to click on consolidate OR click the old cliché and delete to maintain the current state of the machine? How the two are different consolidate and remove all?

  If the disk is thick, I can still get rid of snapshots? Please see attached images

  Thank you and waiting for response.

  So what I understand now is the consolidation option should be used when on condition is true:

  operation "snapshot disks compress after delete or clear all ', other wise I should go for delete snapshot in normal condition, please correct me if I got hurt?

  Peacebuilding operation removes all your recovery logs 'redundant '. But removing any operation remove your shots and consolidate on a single disc.

  Consolidation will cause no change in the number of snapshots. But delete / delete all will remove them actually snapshots and the present changes in this snapshot will be written back to the parent disk. And also always remove snapshot operation was launched with a peacebuilding operation.

  Let me know if you need additional information here.

  Delta records are created whenever a snapshot is taken?

  Yes.

  I have a vcenter Server virtual and it have a snapshot that we created when we start building the vcenter, can I remove it so that I am connected to vcenter server using Vsphere client.

  Yes you can delete it. But since its vCenter, please ensure that you have enough space available in your data store to perform a snapshot of deletion operation. The required space are perfectly explained by Duncan Epping in his blog...
  Snapshots, the revision - yellow bricks

  You could see some more pictures to the 'section of the messages at the bottom of the linked page.

  Please post your request here, if you want more help.

  ~ dGeorgey

• help with the snapshot files orphans and ghettovcb on esxi3.5

  I'm trying to back up a single vm on my box esxi3.5 but ghettovcb guard complain that there is already a snashop

  
  

  None of them appear in the snashot Manager.

  I tried creating and deleting a snapshop using snapshot Manager, but these files persist and prevent the backup of this virtual ghettovcb machine.

  any help out there?

  should I remove?

  I'm under esxi3.5

  / vmfs/volumes/4af43c5b-3edb7050-7ec1-000e7feef085/SiteServer # ls-l
  -rw - 1 root root 16820736 29 August 08:13 siteserver-000001 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 229 29 August at 08:05 siteserver - 000001.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 16820736 29 August at 08:17 siteserver-000002 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 236 29 August 08:13 siteserver - 000002.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 16820736 29 August at 08:17 siteserver-000003 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 236 29 August at 08:17 siteserver - 000003.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 16820736 29 August at 08:20 siteserver-000004 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 262 29 August at 08:19 siteserver - 000004.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 419473920 29 August at 09:03 siteserver-000005 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 236 29 August at 08:59 siteserver - 000005.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 83929600 29 August at 09:24 siteserver-000006 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 262 29 August at 09:06 siteserver - 000006.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 16820736 29 August at 09:27 siteserver-000007 - delta.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 236 29 August at 09:24 siteserver - 000007.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 18915 29 August at 09:24 siteserver - Snapshot672.vmsn
  -rw - 1 root root 402653184 29 August at 08:59 siteserver - f7f25df0.vswp
  -rw - 1 root root 21484431360 29 August at 08:05 siteserver - flat hard
  -rw - 1 root root 8704 29 August at 08:59 siteserver.nvram
  -rw - 1 root root 403 29 August to 01:23 siteserver.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 847 29 August at 09:24 siteserver.vmsd
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1894-29 August at 09:24 siteserver.vmx
  -rw - 1 root root 265 June 3, 2010 siteserver.vmxf
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 136146 29 August at 08:47 vmware - 0.log
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 22071 Aug 4 12:54 vmware - 1.log
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 17245 25 July 00:54 vmware - 2.log
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 16997 25 July 00:49 vmware - 3.log
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 0 25 July 00:45 vmware - 4.log

  
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 16712 25 July 00:42 vmware - 5.log
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 58064 29 August at 09:25 vmware.log

  Yes. The reason why you need to take another cliché is only in order to activate the clear all"" button. Because we don't need the memory, you can take the snapshot without it.

  André

• Help on the snapshot files and delta

  Hello

  Last night, does not have an ArcServe backup on a single virtual machine.  Not the end of the world, that has happened before.

  This morning, received an alert from a script that I coded to look for * delta * files on our data store.  A delta file has been abandoned here. We have to drive on this machine and the file only delta remained for one of these discs. Usually, all I have to do is create a new snapshot, delete all snapshots and everything returns to normal.  This time, the Delta stayed there.

  So I tried to create another snapshot option (with suspend it), as mentioned in the vmware.  He failed (Timed out).  Damn now I stuck out there for all of our disc delta files.  Tried again with the options suspend like 10 minutes after.  Works.  Delete all snapshots, works, but still stuck with these delta files.

  OK, the thing is all these 00000?-files delta does not appear to be used, as the modification date remained at the time of the snapshot.

  And also, the .vmx file doesn't seem to point to the delta files.  Then maybe I could safely remove?

  Here is some info.

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  LS - Flatr (sorted by modification date)

  / vmfs/volumes/5277f3fe-dc1ba57b-C0E6-1cc1de225128/Apps-Server1_4vtl6 # ls - Flatr

  -rw - 1 root root 602 2 December 2013 APPS - Server1_4vtl6_4.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 602 2 December 2013 APPS - Server1_4vtl6_3.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 602 2 December 2013 APPS - Server1_4vtl6_1.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 599 2 December 2013 APPS - Server1_4vtl6.vmdk

  drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 1400 December 2, 2013... /

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 267858 December 2, 2013 vmware - 1.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 367566 December 2, 2013 vmware - 2.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 539395 Jan 14 14:58 vmware - 3.log

  -rw - 1 root root 8684 May 22 11:59 APPS - Server1_4vtl6.nvram

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 3279104 30 mai 18:23 4.log - vmware

  -rw - 1 root root 602 30 mai 18:24 APPS - Server1_4vtl6_2.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 3865051136 30 mai 18:24 APPS-Server1_4vtl6 - e9c5721a.vswp

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 273 30 mai 18:25 APPS - Server1_4vtl6.vmxf

  -rw - 1 root root 288 3 Jun 06:21 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_4 - 000002.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 45056 3 Jun 06:21 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_4-000002 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 422 3 Jun 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_3 - 000002.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 16822272 on 3 June 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_3-000002 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 422 3 Jun 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_2 - 000002.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 16850944 on 3 June 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_2-000002 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 422 3 Jun 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_1 - 000002.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 16822272 on 3 June 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_1-000002 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 417 3 Jun 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6 - 000002.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 422 3 Jun 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_4 - 000003.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 16822272 on 3 June 12:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_4-000003 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 16904192 on 3 June 12:01 APPS-Server1_4vtl6-000002 - delta.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 3932672 on 3 June 12:01 APPS-Server1_4vtl6-000002 - ctk.vmdk

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 13 on 3 June 13:59 APPS-Server1_4vtl6 - to the .xml

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 45 3 Jun 14:00 APPS - Server1_4vtl6.vmsd

  -rw - 1 root root 1311232 on 3 June 14:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_1 - ctk.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 3932672 on 3 June 14:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6 - ctk.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 1311232 on 3 June 14:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_4 - ctk.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 1311232 on 3 June 14:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_3 - ctk.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 2294272 on 3 June 14:00 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_2 - ctk.vmdk

  drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5740 3 Jun 14:00. /

  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3923 3 Jun 14:06 APPS - Server1_4vtl6.vmx *.

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 2004374 3 Jun 17:53 vmware.log

  -rw - 1 root root 21474836480 3 Jun 17:54 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_3 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 64424509440 3 Jun 17:55 APPS-Server1_4vtl6 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 37580963840 3 Jun 17:56 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_2 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 21474836480 3 Jun 17:56 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_1 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 21474836480 3 Jun 17:56 APPS-Server1_4vtl6_4 - flat hard

  ---------------

  # cat APPS - Server1_4vtl6.vmx

  . Encoding = 'UTF-8 '.

  config.version = '8 '.

  virtualHW.version = "7".

  pciBridge0.present = 'TRUE '.

  pciBridge4.present = 'TRUE '.

  pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

  pciBridge4.functions = '8 '.

  pciBridge5.present = 'TRUE '.

  pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

  pciBridge5.functions = '8 '.

  pciBridge6.present = 'TRUE '.

  pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

  pciBridge6.functions = '8 '.

  pciBridge7.present = 'TRUE '.

  pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

  pciBridge7.functions = '8 '.

  vmci0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  NVRAM = "APPS - Server1_4vtl6.nvram.

  virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted".

  powerType.powerOff = 'soft '.

  powerType.powerOn = "hard."

  powerType.suspend = "hard."

  powerType.reset = 'soft '.

  displayName = "D-APP-Server1 - 2 k 8".

  extendedConfigFile = "APPS - Server1_4vtl6.vmxf.

  numvcpus = '2 '.

  scsi0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0.sharedBus = 'none '.

  scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068".

  memsize = "4096".

  scsi0:0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:0. FileName = "APPS - Server1_4vtl6.vmdk.

  scsi0:0. DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:1.present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:1.filename = "APPS - Server1_4vtl6_1.vmdk.

  scsi0:1.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:2.present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:2.filename = "APPS - Server1_4vtl6_2.vmdk.

  scsi0:2.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:3.present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:3.filename = "APPS - Server1_4vtl6_3.vmdk.

  scsi0:3.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:4.present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:4.filename = "APPS - Server1_4vtl6_4.vmdk.

  scsi0:4.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  IDE1:0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  IDE1:0. FileName = "".

  IDE1:0. DeviceType = "atapi cdrom.

  IDE1:0.startConnected = "FALSE".

  ethernet0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000".

  ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE".

  ethernet0.networkName = 'network of the Virtual Machine.

  ethernet0. AddressType = 'vpx.

  ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:a9:6 has: 33»

  disc. EnableUUID = 'TRUE '.

  guestOS = "windows7srv-64.

  annotation = "Base of OMF Windows 2008 R2 EE server. | 0 a 4 cpu, 8 GB Mem"

  UUID. BIOS = ' 42 29 04 07 e8 52 5f - f5 02 ba da f1 78 cc e5 c5.

  VC. UUID = "50 29 4 c 34 2f fa 27 79 - 56 06 4 34 27 97 c6 a1.

  SCHED. CPU.min = '0 '.

  SCHED. CPU. Units = "mhz".

  SCHED. CPU.shares = 'normal '.

  sched.mem.MinSize = "410".

  SCHED.mem.shares = 'normal '.

  svga.vramSize = "33554432.

  vmci0.ID = "2026228965".

  tools.syncTime = "FALSE".

  UUID. Location = "56 4 d b5 3rd 5A d9 bc 70-65 30 52 f f2 1 d 2d 20.

  cleanShutdown = "FALSE".

  Replay.Supported = "FALSE".

  unity.wasCapable = "FALSE".

  sched.swap.derivedName = ' / vmfs/volumes/5277f3fe-dc1ba57b-c0e6-1cc1de225128/APPS-Server1_4vtl6/APPS-Server1_4vtl6-e9c5721a.vswp '.

  Replay.FileName = «»

  scsi0:0. Redo = «»

  scsi0:1.redo = «»

  scsi0:2.redo = «»

  scsi0:3.redo = «»

  scsi0:4.redo = «»

  pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17".

  pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21".

  pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22".

  pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23".

  pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24".

  scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160".

  ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32".

  vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33".

  scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 67 ba 52 50 e8.

  vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "33554432.

  hostCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69".

  hostCPUID.1 = "000206c200200800029ee3ffbfebfbff".

  hostCPUID.80000001 = "0000000000000000000000012c 100800.

  guestCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69".

  guestCPUID.1 = "000206c200010800829822030febfbff".

  guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800".

  userCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69".

  userCPUID.1 = "000206c200200800029822030febfbff".

  userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800".

  evcCompatibilityMode = "FALSE".

  IDE1:0.clientDevice = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:0.ctkEnabled = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:1.ctkEnabled = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:2.ctkEnabled = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:3.ctkEnabled = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:4.ctkEnabled = 'TRUE '.

  ctkEnabled = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:5.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:6.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:8.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:9.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  scsi0:10.DeviceType = "scsi-disk" hard

  guest.commands.sharedSecretLogin.hostd - quiescedsnap = ""

  SCHED.scsi0:2.shares = 'normal '.

  SCHED.scsi0:2.throughputCap = 'off '.

  floppy0. Present = "FALSE".

  Thank you!!!

  Indeed, it looks like some files are orphans. If it is possible to turn off the virtual machine for a short period, I would say that you do this, then move the hard orphaned directory and power on the virtual machine again. If everything works, delete the subdirectory, including files. What I found useful is RVTools that reports these files as "Zombies".

  André

• How to remove the snapshot works

  Hello

  I have a VM with snapshot 1 and it is the parent of the current state of the virtual machine. Then I caught a few updates, snapshot 2 and it becomes the parent of the current state of the virtual machine.

  1. If I return my VM to snapshot 1 and remove the 2 snapshot will be the 2A merged with snapshot 1 snapshot. Because I read somewhere "if we choose to delete a single snapshot, then just this snapshot is merged into its parent Preview"

  2. what happens if I delete the snapshot 2 without going back to the VM to the snapshot 1.

  
  

  Thanks and greetings

  J.P. Raynaud
  

  Welcome to the community,

  the wording is the kind of confusion. If you "delete" a snapshot, its content is merged into its direct parent. If you go back to a snapshot, all changes will be discarded but the snapshot will still be visible but the snapshot file is essentially empty, when you delete this snapshot after returning to it, so there's nothing that can / will be merged with its parent company.

  André

• Help remove the 2nd virtual hard disk!

  I have implemented a new backup system and a desire to free up space in my store of data, how well to remove the 2nd hard drive on my virtual machine?

  Also I had some bad snapshot at the beginning and it look slike I have still some files that I want to be condensed in one. I will provide you a screenshot. How to get back those files in a vmdk?

  Very basic, but google has not been my friend for answers.

  Thank you very much!

  What you say about support for fixing the issues, I agree, the files may be orphaned. The best and safest way to know about it, is to take a look at the current vmx file to see what vmdk files are attached to the virtual machine (you can also see this in the GUI). You can also search the last instant vmdk files vmware.log file. If they are not listed, you can manually delete the files. I would recommend that you also remove the vmsd file in this case.

  If you are not sure, stop the virtual computer, create a subdirectory in the data store and move the orphaned files to it. Then turn on the virtual computer. If there is no error, you can safely remove the new subfolder with the moved files.

  André

• Turn off the virtual machine to remove the snapshot?

  I discovered that, even though my Snapshot Manager says that there are no photos, I have several virtual machines with the snapshot files. I tried to create a new snapshot and then remove it, but it does not work. I tried to shut down the VM, and then create a snapshot and remove - that works. What is the difference? Why would it works when the virtual computer is disabled but does not work when the virtual machine is turned on?

  And even if you go to snapmgt you can not delete them?

  Download rvtools tool, there is an instant writer and see if there's trully snaps and might send a screnn for me!

• Remove the snapshot

  What is the best way to remove snapshots without committing them? If I have for example:

  1. instant base

  2. instant base + application

  I can go back between these snapshots, but if I delete the snapshot based + validates the change and the base is now Basic + the snapshot. If I remove the two so

  change is always committed.

  Mike

  Delete or clear all validation change = + delete snapshot

  Go To = delete all changes + away instant works

  If you want to remove all changes and exit the Snapshot mode, you need to first make a 'go to', then a 'delete '.

  Duncan

  VMware communities user moderator | VCP | VCDX

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• Snapshot Manager was unable to remove the snapshot but deleted the reference to it. Now what?

  I was working with my VMware Workstation, when I was running from not enough space on my host machine.

  I decided to go to my virtual machine and delete all unused snapshots to recover disk space.

  When I tried to do it, using the Snapshot Manager, I learned that it was not enough disk space to complete the operation, but references to the snapshot files have been deleted, which means I can try more to remove the old clichés.

  How can I recover diskspace wasted, now that the snapshots are no longer visible in the list of snapshots?

  I scoured my error log and came across this error message, so who can provide any useful information:

  Jan 11 16:02:17: vmx\

  DISKLIB-LIB: not enough space to combine. Have 644259840 bytes, 5607260160 bytes, of need. Jan 11 16:02:17: vmx\

  DISKLIB-LIB: Impossible to combine: there is not enough space on the file system for the selected operation (21903373). Jan 11 16:02:17: vmx\

  Combine the error: there is not enough space on the file system for the selected operation. Jan 11 16:02:17: vmx\

  PLATE: SnapshotCombineDisks has no 5 Jan 11 16:02:17: vmx\

  PLATE: SnapshotConsolidate has no 5 Jan 11 16:02:17: vmx\

  SNAPSHOT: consolidate has no 5

  First of all make sure that you have enough free disk space - and then create a new snapshot, and delete again.

  Who must complete the new snapshot Manager

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  VMware-liveCD: http://sanbarrow.com/moa.html

• Remove the snapshot bloccato

  Salve a tutti,

  MI trovo in una critica ibm_db, ho virtualizzato UN da SQL Server 700 GB, ho put the sotto VM backup Veeam my UOP di 24 ore sono di it 'delete the snapshot' e bloccato al 28%.

  È a modo per bloccare it process? The macchina e frizzata e non so più come muovermi.

  Grazie

  Buongiorno Scanda e Max, tr info della grazie ho solved ho la rimigrare the VM knew macchina fisica.

  Veeam hogwash sempre con I backup delle VM con SQL da my questo caso era primo da full it fare ed ha creato di delta United Nations to 35 GB, quindi in fase di consolidation non riusciva ad andare avanti.

  Quindi quando this sono che in poco tempo creano DB connect thighs questa tipologia di backup e da escludere.

• How can I remove the snapshot, then back to the snapshot even?

  Prior to the integration of the production, I took a snapshot of a virtual machine @ ESX3.5. Due to some problems, I came back to the snapshot by (Snapshot manager - select the snap name-click Go). Now, the backup is being ignored because of the snapshot. How can I delete the VC snapshot without afecting the virtual machine?

  Go - in the blink of an eye (or back to the blink of an eye) is a restoration to the previus State.

  A deletion of component snap is a consolitation to the current state (or status after the break).

  André

• Remove the snapshot from the server and then send a mail to me when the work is finished.

  Hi all

  Could someone help me with a script that would do this?

  Concerning

  Tyler

  This goes in the direction of what you are looking for?

  $snaps = Get-VM | Get-Snapshot
  Remove-Snapshot -Snapshot $snaps -Confirm:$false
  
  $emailFrom = "[email protected]" $emailTo = "[email protected]" $subject = "All snapshots are removed" $body = $snaps | select VM,Name,Created,SizeMB | ft -AutoSize | Out-String $smtpServer = "smtpserver"
  $smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)
  $smtp.Send($emailFrom, $emailTo, $subject, $body)
  

• Recommended method to remove a snapshot of the VM?

  Recently, I tried to remove a snapshot of a virtual computer Manager of VM snapshots.  The virtual machine was 80GB in size with an existing snapshot of 50 GB, I gracefully shutdown the OS/VM before you remove the snapshot.  Once I started the withdrawal, all was well until we arrived at 95% (the number 95/99% we all know).  After some research, I decided to cancel the process and restart management via the host services.  This solves the problem and the snapshot appeared to remove.

  A few days later, I was working on another task and ended up experience of the 'an internal error has occurred... ". "Details: object reference not set.... error, this has taken a while to correct but has finally been resolved.  It showed me I thought the snapshot previously removed, not actually are deleted;  I have now lost confidence in the VMware Snapshot Manager!

  As I have to go through the process of elimination of many VM snapshots, in the coming weeks.

  I want to avoid having to experience this kind of problem again, I want to make sure that the snapshot of the virtual machine is deleted and as fast as possible.

  Is there a better way to go through the snapshot deletion process?  Perhaps via the CLI or a tool/utility VMware or third?

  Is there a "verification process" that can be taken to ensure that the snapshot has been actually deleted?  It seems that I can't trust GUI/vSphere Client when it comes to check the instant withdrawal.

  Look at the Snapshot Manager is a reliable reference point in environments with fast, healthy and instant storage infrastructure that does not grow very large (50 GB is very large).

  As a.p., VMware snapshot handling is super reliable, so don't panic when the Snapshot Manager does not display what you expect.  ESXi is very strong in keeping your data via instant recovery logs.

  To answer your questions:

  "Is there a preferred way to go through the snapshot deletion process?  Perhaps via the CLI or a tool/utility VMware or third? »

  -The first step is to prevent snapshots more and more very large sizes and keep sufficient free space on your data for overhead warehouse operational.  Insofar as the preferred method, continue to use Snapshot Manager.  If you think that the virtual machine still works from a snapshot, you can see these files in the data store Navigator.  In the past, we had to use the CLI of ESXi to merge and clean up the trees in the snapshot safely.  VMware has introduced a version of this method in 5.x GUI.  It is called "Consolidation".  See this excellent KB article:

  VMware KB: Consolidation of snapshots in vSphere 5.x

  "Is there a"verification process "that can be taken to ensure that the snapshot has been actually deleted?  It seems that I can't trust GUI/vSphere Client when it comes to check the instant withdrawal. "

  Manager of snapshots and the field "A need for Consolidation" are your first indication.  Understand the snapshot files stored with the virtual machine will give you a greater level of comfort with the internal components.  I recommend this article:

  VMware KB: Understand the clichés of the virtual machine in VMware ESXi and ESX