Upgrade to 5.1 constantly cause 'snapshot of disk space' enabled on each virtual machine

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• A suspended snapshot could not be created for the virtual machine (DC) ha-data center (DC) \vm\VMware vCenter Server Appliance.

  Hello gentlemen,

  I can not only save this virtual machine with Backup Exec 2014 for a long time.

  They are there was no snapshot in snapshot Manager.

  Could you help me?

  A suspended snapshot could not be created for the virtual machine (DC) ha-data center (DC) \vm\VMware vCenter Server Appliance.

  V-79-57344-38260 - failed to create a snapshot of the virtual machine. The virtual machine is no longer exist, or may be too busy to pause to take the snap.

  A suspended snapshot could not be created for the virtual machine (DC) ha-data center (DC) \vm\FRPA111PRIM01.

  V-79-57344-38299-\vm\FRPA111PRIM01 ha-data center (DC) VMVCB::\\192.168.204.42\VCGuestVm\ (DC). To try to take a snapshot of a virtual machine failed because it could not be suspended in a file system.

  Hello

  I found the solution.

  I disabled the JOB BE general relativity.

  and the host where the virtual machine belong was not the right time. No Ntp server has been configured.

  I did and now there works.

  I think that the problem can come from this.

• One of the disks of rhe in this virtual machine is already in use by a virtual machine or a snapshot

  Hi all.

  An apologize for my bad English.

  I have 10 VmWare installed on Linux Centos 5.

  I worked with the Windows 7 virtual machine and hang on it.

  Now when I try to run this VM, I get this message:

  "One of rhe in this virtual machine disk is already used by a virtual machine or a snapshot.

  I try to fix it in this way:

  Re: Could not open the hard file. One of the disks in this virtual machine is already in use by a virtual machine or a s...

  mkdir ./clone
  vmware-vdiskmanager -r "Windows 7 x64-000008.vmdk" -t 0 "Windows 7 x64.vmdk"  
  mkdir /backup
  mv *.* ./backup/
  cp ./backup/*vmx ./
  cp ./backup/*vmxf ./
  
  

  But after that, I got the error: "cannot change the power state of VM: can't open ' / * /Windows 7 x 64 - 000008.vmdk.»» The system cannot find the specified file.

  Please, help me to solve the problem.

  Once again apologize for my English :)
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I really don't see what could be causing the problem, except that there are some .lck files in the subdirectory "lock"!

  Anyway, if worry ends snapshots and the current state is what you need, you can follow these steps (which are close to what you have already done) to merge snapshots of virtual disk in and use this virtual disk to the virtual machine:

  • Close VMware Workstation
  • Create a new subdirectory and move the VM files and folders to backup purposes
  • "" since this subdirectory run: vmware-vdiskmanager-r "Windows 7 x 64 - 000008.vmdk" t 1 '... / X64.vmdk of Windows 7 '
  • Copy the .vmx file to the parent directory and edit it as follows:
    scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows 7 x 64 - 000008.vmdk" --> scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows 7 x64.vmdk"

  Now you should be able to start the virtual machine with the cloned virtual disk.

  André

• 2 VDR "impossible to create the snapshot for < system >, error-3960 (cannot suspend virtual machine).

  We test VDR on our ESXi 4.1.0 cluster 381591 and we have a few backups to a test Windows 2003 server and a Linux server and they backed up fine. We have a backup of a Windows 7 computer virtual test and we had a bunch of these errors...

  Failed to create the snapshot for systemname, error-3960 (can not suspend virtual machine)

  Which is strange because I can go in vSphere client and manually create a snapshot and remove without problem. Any ideas on why this is happening?

  Thank you

  You can try to set the 'disk. EnableUUID' to 'false '.

  Look here:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1031298

  Paul

• Failed to create snapshot - now I can not start the virtual machine.

  Hi guys,.

  I took a snapshot of my VM and got the error:

  Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/xxxxxxxx.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

  Reason: Invalid drive string: cannot mix ESX and hosted style discs in the same chain.

  I deleted the snapshot in the Snapshot Manager, but my VM will always start (same error)

  Can anyone help? Its a vanilla install, just 1 VM on it.

  Thanks in advance

  Always pointing the Flash disk VMX configuration file. Whenever you remove the Flash disk, the drive-VMX configuraiton must be updated correctly. In your case it does not somehow. Anyway, lets get a work around.

  1 take the backup of the VMX configuration file

  2. edit the VMX file

  3 scsi0:0.fileName = "QFES_1.2.25 - RHEL52_x86.vmdk" (Please check the VMDK file name correctly it)

  4. save the file

  5. turn on the virtual machine

  Check your luck now

• Upgrade VCSA to 6.0 "error has occurred in retrieving the names of virtual machine from the esx host"

  Get this error when trying to upgrade from 5.5 to 6.0 VCSA. Any ideas on this one? It comes right after that I entered the user/pass/fqdn name for my virtual center device.

  Step 1 relax step 2 use the hostname for your ESXi host target not the virtual center server.

• Help! Cannot upgrade to Win 10 anniversary - where's my disk space?

  It's on my Dell coming Pro with a 'HD' and a SD 64Gig 64Gig

  Try to make birthday he updated but I get a message saying I don't have enough disk space, 16 GB required.

  Looking at the space on my C drive, I have only 13.9 52 GB free.  I don't have a lot of programs installed.  My Program Files watch 3.64 GB folder folder that I keep my data East of 542 MB.

  I have a Windows.old folder because I CN can't get rid of the 3 files in the FileRepository folder, but it is only 132 KB.

  My users folder is 5.61 GB and the more important than according to me folder is the folder Windows with 11.2 GB

  As I wrote this post, I checked my restore points from the control system.  It was more than 6 GB don't you think that's the problem.  I've lowered the percentage of 20% to 9% and have now 16.5 GB free.

  Mikerman - I found the answer.  It's too painful to type it again here (on the shelf), then see it on my other thread here: en.community.dell.com/.../20941391

• Log SOA/BPEL files causes problems of disk space

  Hi all
  
  We use SOA SUITE - 10.1.3.4(R12+DB_10.2.1), and it worked well for the last 7 months. Now that we are having on new problem.
  
  System SOA writing huge under the folder by default/log and journal opmn/log.
  The size of each log file is larger than 2 GB. SOA home busy with > 40 GB with log files.
  His affect others (DB, the R12 etc.) applications running on the same Linux machine.
  
  Please help me in this matter.
  
  Thank you
  Karim

  It is a common problem. You can rotate these logs, follow this blog note

  http://orasoa.blogspot.com/2008/06/application-server-rotating-log-files.html

  see you soon
  James

• Report to the size of the list of snapshots that are used by a virtual machine

  I'm looking for to add to my report to the size of all the snapshots that are currently used by each virtual machine.  For example, I'm already reporting on space put into service and used space - but how much space are using snapshots?   Is there a way to get this data using powerCLI?

  Thank you!

  Get-Cluster-name NOMCLUSTER | Get - VM | Select

  Name, MemoryMB NumCpu, Description, PowerState, ProvisionedSpaceGB, UsedSpaceGB, Version, VMHost, ResourcePool,

  @{N = "HDsizeKB"; E={($_. Hard drives | Measure-Object-CapacityKB property-sum). Sum}} folder,.

  @{N = "Datastore"; E={($_ | Get - Datastore). Name}},@{N="#snapshots '; E={($_ | Get - Snapshot). County}},

  @{N = 'Name of the OS'; E={$_. Guest.OSFullName}} | Export-Csv "C:\report.csv" - NoTypeInformation

  The cmdlet Get-SNapshot in PowerCLI 4.1 returns an incorrect value. See the size snapshot by Dimitar and Vitali.

  And they display a script, called getsnapshotsize - 1.ps1 that returns the correct value.

  You can use this script to your script as follows:

  (1) download the script and save it in the directory where your other scripts

  (2) call the script of the post in your script and use the size of return value

  Something like that

  Get-Cluster -Name clustername | Get-VM | select Name,MemoryMB,NumCpu,Description,PowerState,ProvisionedSpaceGB,
       UsedSpaceGB,Version,VMHost,ResourcePool,
       @{N="HDsizeKB";E={($_.Harddisks | Measure-Object -Property CapacityKB -Sum).Sum}},Folder,
       @{N="Datastore";E={($_ | Get-Datastore).Name}},@{N="#Snapshots";E={($_ | Get-Snapshot).Count}},
       @{N="OS Name";E={$_.Guest.OSFullName}},
       @{N="Snapshot size MB";E={(.\getsnapshotsize-1.ps1 $_ | Measure-Object -Property SizeMB -Sum).Sum}}     |`
       Export-Csv "C:\report.csv" -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture
  

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• Snapshots - how to save the State of the machine before deleting

  Hello

  We have a production VM on a cluster host ESXi5, which was taken earlier (nearly 2 years?). Of course, I want to get rid of the snapshot that he shouldn't have spent so long, and after some research, I'm pretty sure deletion will do what I want (I want to keep the virtual machine, as it is now with all the changes since the snapshot).

  However, I also want to take every possible precaution before to do this because if the changes are cancelled (i.e. if returned to the State of origin before the change), it will create a good amount of work, and I want to keep the virtual machine, as it is currently before deleting the shapshot.

  Is this possible? I read cloning will not clone the snapshot of the files themselves, but the cloned VM will contain changes since shapshot has created or will it be the VM before the snapshot? If the clone itself is a copy of the current computer running (changes since snapshot included), this could be an OK option.

  I don't think another solution could be to stop the VM and copy the VMWare real files somewhere - would this work?

  I am probably being a little cautious with this, but I'm a little nervous about snapshots and I want to make sure that I have all the bases covered... just in case...

  The virtual machine is saved so as a last resort I can restore from a backup, but I would rather avoid this path if possible.

  See you soon,.

  Tim

  This snapshot that one is associated with your virtual machine, which is 2 years old?

  what you think is right about removing it. If you just run this snapshot delete operation, it will merge delta with basic disk (since you instant is very ancient, the size of your delta is probably very much, in this case, this operation may take up very much time to complete) and resulting VM will be your last VM with all changes made after this snapshot was taken too.

  At the time of the snapshot, Deleting, you must also remember that there should be enough space available in your data store where you VM resides, if possible to reach downtime, then make the deletion of the snapshot while VM is powered off, or try opening the process during off-peak hours.

  I'm sure you might have encountered following KB already as you have done enough research on the topic

  VMware KB: Delete all snapshots and consolidate Snapshots feature FAQ

  I read cloning will not clone the snapshot of the files themselves, but the cloned VM will contain changes since shapshot has created or will it be the VM before the snapshot? If the clone itself is a copy of the current computer running (changes since snapshot included), this could be an OK option.

  Cloning will also do the job. Yes cloned VM will be for blocks of basic disk and disk from Delta and merger while then resulting VM cloning will be having only basic disc with all changes that you made after the snapshot.

  I don't think another solution could be to stop the VM and copy the VMWare real files somewhere - would this work?

  The virtual machine is saved so as a last resort I can restore from a backup, but I would rather avoid this path if possible.

  Keep copy of all the files in this virtual machine a safe, desirable for you, but at the same time if you have the frame of this virtual machine already successful backup made so nothing to worry. Your virtual machine can be restored from that successful return. If you want to test the restoration, why not restore you this virtual computer on an isolated network and not little a test for your complete satisfaction before proceeding to deletion of snapshot.

  Note: Do not operate upgraded, this will put your VM around 2 years back State at the time of the creation of the snapshot.

• Question about snapshots and virtual machines

  Hi all

  I have a small question about snapshots. I use VMware for about 6 months and I read about snapshots and how they work but still have a question to make sure that I understand how it works and it will work the way I think it works.

  I have a Windows 2003 server, which is a virtual machine. I have an application that uses MSDE database. I want to upgrade the database to MS SQL 2005, but to do this I need to back up the MSDE database, uninstall MSDE, and then install SQL 2005 and move the SQL database. This happens on the same VM.

  What I was thinking if I well Snapshots correctly is to snap turned the virtual machine before doing anything. Then do my upgrade steps and see if everything works. If its all messed up so I should be able to return to my shot and everything should be the way he had. What is the good? One of the main reasons I moved the server VM was because of this upgrade.

  After reading the documentation for the snapshots, it's how I undestood it. Pretty much any change could be reversed with snapshots. I wish just they had put in a few examples in the PDF file. Also it would be the same for all type of grades of the OS? Could I snapshot a Windows 2000 Server, and then "in the upgrade of the square" to Windows 2003? I've cloned a VM to do this but was curious about whether snapshots would be just as easy.

  Thanks for your help.

  Hello.

  What I was thinking if I well Snapshots correctly is to snap turned the virtual machine before doing anything. Then do my upgrade steps and see if everything works. If its all messed up so I should be able to return to my shot and everything should be the way he had. What is the good?

  That is right.

  After reading the documentation for the snapshots, it's how I undestood it. Pretty much any change could be reversed with snapshots. I wish just they had put in a few examples in the PDF file. Also it would be the same for all type of grades of the OS? Could I snapshot a Windows 2000 Server, and then "in the upgrade of the square" to Windows 2003? I've cloned a VM to do this but was curious about whether snapshots would be just as easy.

  Exactly the same thing for the upgrades of the OS.

  Perhaps the most important thing with the snapshots is to keep an eye on them and don't let them sit too long or become too big.  You have described the use cases are very good uses for snapshots.  Just make sure you have a solid plan with a schedule set, so that you can come back or validate changes before the snapshot becomes too large.

  Good luck!

• Help: Cannot clone a snapshot for a virtual machine that is turned off

  Hi guys

  I am currently using VMWare Workstation 10.0.3 build-1895310

  (The latest available at the time of writing)

  I want to create a clone of a snapshot.

  The snapshot is on the two snapshots behind 'You are here' - the current state.

  The computer virtual running windows server 2012.

  The virtual machine is completely turned off.

  (the virtual machine was turned off within the BONE, and no 'Power Off' option is available in the menu 'Power' after the OS is turned off, indicating (as far as I can tell) that the virtual machine is turned off completely)

  However, when you try to create a clone of the snapshot, the dialog box indicates that the virtual machine must be fed first (which I think it is) before making a clone.

  The only option available in the dialog box is "Cancel". (ie - the cloning process cannot continue)

  The attached picture shows the dialog of Clone, indicating the issue - and behind it, the engine power VM off

  (I'm trying to clone the snapshot "Installation")

  In other words, I have a completely powered off power VM (as far as I know), but it is impossible to create a clone of a snapshot, as VMWare seems to think that it is always active, for some unknown reason...

  Am I something wrong / missing something?

  Please advise...

  Thanks in advance

  James

  Welcome to the community,

  the reason is that the virtual machine has been turned on at the time you created the snapshot. What you can do is to clone the virtual disk manually using the command line of vmware-vdiskmanager (using the snapshot required as the source hard) and then create a new virtual machine by using the virtual disk cloned rather than creating a new.

  André

• When a snapshot is complete, so I can start to make changes to the virtual machine?

  When I take a snapshot in merge, a progress bar appears in the window of virtual computer, then disappears in a few seconds.

  But a picture of a clock also appears on the Fusion icon in the dock. Only the clock takes a minute or two to disappear.

  What process is the clock?  What is the take a complete snapshot?  When the progress bar disappears, or when the clock disappears?

  Can I safely begin to make changes to the virtual machine, I want to be able to restore, immediately after the progress bar disappears?

  Or, it is more prudent to wait to make changes until the clock disappears?

  Thank you

  (The progress bar and the clock appear in my Fusion 3 that I use always happy... I don't know what appears in more recent versions).

  While the stopwatch turns, Fusion is busy writing the snapshot to disk, so the performance of your comments and your host could be reduced.

  As long as the performance isn't an obstacle, you can continue to use the virtual machine while the snapshot is taken.  Merger will ensure that the snapshot includes the exact state of the virtual machine at the moment, you started the snapshot: nothing of what you are doing inside the guest, while the snapshot is in progress does not affect the State of the socket.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• use an existing snapshot to start a new instance of a virtual machine?

  Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to use an existing snapshot as a 'model' for a new virtual machine. I don't want to remove the existing snapshots, just select 'e' snapshot (which is not instantaneous latest) and start from there, without including snapshots a to d and f - h...

  Thanks in advance...

  I would just share the two files in the vmx file

  but the merger is expected to be able to do that via the user interface too.

  Simply remove the existing vmdk - and then add a new

• What is the average size of a snapshot for the size of the virtual machine?

  I'm curisous if there is an average size, percentage wise, a snapshot by report to it's other virtual machine files.  Anyone?

  I am trying to gage how much space I need in their housing. Also if I can't stand instant in the same directory as the rest of virtual machine files, how I would Flash a different data store?

  Basically, snapshots start at zero and increase when they are used. Snapshots should be very short term and therefore should not become large.

  Snapshots
  Best practices http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1025279
  Understanding http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015180