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• 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

• FF 30.0: Firefox don't stop, parent.lock and the process is always there.

  My data:

  The application databases

  Name: Firefox
  Version: 30.0
  User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; RV:30.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/30.0

  Reports of incidents for the last 3 days

  All Crash reports

  Extensions

  Name: NoScript
  Version: 2.6.8.28
  Enabled: true
  ID: {73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}

  Name: convenience store
  Version: 1.1
  Enabled: true
  ID: [email protected]

  Important change preferences

  Browser.cache.Disk.Capacity: 358400
  Browser.cache.Disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
  Browser.cache.Disk.smart_size.first_run: false
  Browser.cache.Disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
  browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 7
  Browser.privatebrowsing.AutoStart: true
  browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20140605174243
  Browser.Startup.homepage_override.buildid: 20140605174243
  Browser.Startup.homepage_override.mstone: 30.0
  dom.mozApps.used: true
  extensions.lastAppVersion: 30.0
  GFX. Direct2D.disabled: true
  GFX. Direct3D.last_used_feature_level_idx: 0
  layers. Acceleration.Disabled: true
  network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
  places.database.lastMaintenance: 1402680066
  places. History.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858
  plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf
  plugin.importedState: true
  plugin. State.Flash: 0
  plugin. State.Java: 0
  plugin. State.npctrl: 0
  plugin. State.npdeployjava: 0
  plugin. State.npgoogleupdate: 0
  plugin. State.npnv3dv: 0
  plugin. State.npnv3dvstreaming: 0
  plugin. State.npovshelper: 0
  plugin. State.nppdfxcviewnpplugin: 0
  plugin. State.NPSPWRAP: 0
  plugin. State.npvlc: 0
  privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true

  Graphics

  Description of the adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
  Drivers: nvd3dumx, nvwgf2umx, nvwgf2umx, nvd3dum, nvwgf2um, nvwgf2um
  RAM card: 1024
  Device ID: 0 x 1200
  DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.2.9200.16571)
  Driver date: 19/05/2014
  Driver version: 9.18.13.3788
  GPU #2 Active: false
  GPU accelerated Windows: 0/1 Basic
  Vendor ID: 0x10de
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  AzureContentBackend: Cairo
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  AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0

  JavaScript

  Incremental GC: true

  Accessibility

  Enabled: false
  Prevent accessibility: 0

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  The expected minimum version: 4.10.6
  Version: 4.10.6

  NSS
  The expected minimum version: 3.16 base ECC
  Version: 3.16 base ECC

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  The expected minimum version: 3.16 base ECC
  Version: 3.16 base ECC

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  The expected minimum version: 3.16 base ECC
  Version: 3.16 base ECC

  NSSUTIL
  The expected minimum version: 3.16
  Version: 3.16

  Since the update to 30.0 my firefox does not close correctly. A process is always there (and the parent.lock as well).

  I've tried so far:
  -reinstall all the deleted information
  -Disable all Plugins and Extensions
  -close the menu.

  I usually love this browser and I use it for years.

  Any help?

  Thanks in advance
  Thomas

  Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link}
  While you are in safe mode;
  Press < Alt > or < F10 > to display the toolbar.
  Followed;

  Windows; Tools > Options
  Linux; Edit > Preferences
  Mac; name of the application > Preferences

  Then Advanced > General.
  Find and stop using hardware acceleration.

  Dig safe web sites and see if there is still a problem. Then restart.

• Since the last system upgraded my menu bar top with wifi and time, date etc etc is hidden unless I have sulk my cursor on it. Same thing with apps from shingles. How can I restore it is always there?

  Since the last system upgraded my menu bar top with wifi and time, date etc etc is hidden unless I have sulk my cursor on it. Same thing with apps from shingles. How can I restore it is always there? bar menus hidden-how do I restore?

  SystemPreferences-> Dock: automatically hide / show Dock

  SystemPreferences-> general: automatically hide / show menu bar

• Today, only with Firefox open, I get a constant strong siren (like Super Mario). I uninstalled then reinstalled... siren always there. I didn't Remove Favorites, what should I do? Is it possible to save my favorites until I kill them? More importantly,.

  Today, only with Firefox open, I get a strong Mermaid CONSTANT (like Super Mario). I uninstalled then reinstalled... siren always there. I didn't Remove Favorites, what should I do? Is it possible to save my favorites until I kill them? Will be more important, killing personal settings and then reinstalling cure the mermaid?

  This has happened

  Each time Firefox opened

  Is May 21, 2010, when I opened Firefox 3.6.3

  You have the Cool Previews installed addon? Google has a Pacman game on their homepage today and I had to uninstall the addon and the siren noise stopped.

• I bought a 2nd hand "IBM T30" without Windows XP, at the back of the laptop product key always there, can I download the XP by using the same product key?

  I bought a 2nd hand "IBM T30" without Windows XP, at the back of the laptop product key always there, can I download the XP by using the same product key?

  Yes, you can, but you must make sure that you install a version of Windows XP OEM. either the product key on the label will not work

• The computers on the LAN has disappeared from the Explorer on Win7 machine... other devices always there

  Small inter-office network with 7 machines, no server. Two other XP, WIN7 machines. All have already appeared on my workstation running WIN7-65. Today, I noticed that only the share on my workstation presents in the in Windows Explorer. Printers, scanner, fax, always there.

  I can connect through ftp, http and e-mail address of the computer that holds these programs and can ping all the machines successfully. But mounted network drives does not connect and, as I said, none of the other computers show in Explorer.

  I had problems with Windows Virtual PC - would install not the integration features. So I deleted and reinstalled. Then it loads the integration... features for a few days... now won't again. I also installed VMware with XP virtual PC. I disabled virtual machine network maps to see if there was any change. No change.

  I don't know when the computers on the LAN disappeared, because I had no reason to seek. I discovered that they were gone when a backup program could not set up a share on one of them.

  Anyone has any ideas, what can happen?

  Hello

  I suggest that you enable network discovery. Click on start-> Control Panel-> network and sharing Center, click on change settings for sharing advanced. Activate the option.

  If the problem persists, try to access another computer by entering \\computername in the box to start the search. Let us know if it works properly

  See you soon,.

• Which is the best Solution, Clone or snapshot to apply the hotfix on Windows

  Hello

  I wonder what should I use as a backup of virtual machine for the application of the fix on windows... clone or snapshot.

  Yes, the majority of the backup seems to instant because it is easy to take and come back when you want.

  but I think that the clone is the powerful backup solution because it is able to have a file vmdk itself.

  for example...

  What happens when you clear snapshot and do not... As you know when delete you the shadow copy will merge the vmdk file.

  Is that it will never fail?

  While if you use clone, this kind of discomfort will disappear. because you don't have to think when you delete it.

  This is an example.

  Could you tell me your opinion and if you have already done or had a backup, the backup of your virtual machine? and why?

  Thank you!

  Snapshot of the virtual machine, you will have patch and after all updates have been installed, and you have verified that everything works well, delete all the snapshots of 'delete '.

  Besides being able to use snapshots to prevent a patch making disappear your OS installation, you should have a separate for your VMS backup strategy.

  If this post was useful/solved your problem, please mark the points of wire and price as seem you. Thank you!

• 7.1.4: cannot create clones from snapshots

  I just got Vmware workstation 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 upgrade today. I'm trying to create clones of some of the snapshots in the virtual machines I created.

  Unfortunately, the wizard that appears always tells me that I can't create clones of virtual machines that are suspended or powered.

  All of my virtual machines are turned off, and it seems that I can only clone the current state of my virtual machines.

  Is there a setting I'm missing?

  When you create snapshots, there were no option so I don't think I did something wrong here.

  I am running vmware workstation on Windows 7 64 bit.

  Any help is appreciated.

  Klaus

  It is certainly. If the snapshot has been taken with the virtual machine power on or suspended, a clone would be in a consistent state of failure. A snapshot of a powered on or suspended VM contains the data from the memory of the virtual machine at the time the snapshot was taken.

  André

  PS: You should not use your e-mail address to respond. I removed your signature since the last post!

• Cannot delete files and music always there but not display upward when I connect to the computer?

  Hi all

  Recently, I had a lot of problems with the music does not or don't play not I decided to delete all my e260 music and start again.  That's where the real problem started.

  For some reason I can't delete three of the albums on my player.  Each of the albums have what appear to be corrupted in them files. My computer does not recognize the file type and file extension is given so I don't know what they are.  Each file "appears" to 4 GB in size but that may not be appropriate for my e260 is obviously only 4 GB in size!

  Whenever I try to delete them I get an error message reading "cannot delete file: cannot read the source file or disc»

  I tried to update the firmware, reset e260 to factory default settings and made 'restore' thingy (where you hold registration and plug it into the computer, etc.) and these files are still there.

  After reading this thing of disk checking on this forum, I did this.  I was then able to remove two of the albums, but when I tried to delete the third album renamed 'a' and the damaged file shows 0 bytes in size, but I still can not remove.  However, I can move it to the folder music to any other folder.  I just can not remove!  When I do, I get an error message saying "cannot delete f: cannot find the file specified. '.  Be sure to only specify the path and the correct name.

  After all that I started my e260, and now I find that 2 other albums are always on it, even if they do not display any where when I connect it to the computer.  I can see and read these albums on the drive, and they seem well, they do not appear to be there when I plug it into the computer and look for them in windows Explorer.  The music folder is not hidden also.  These two albums are not part 3 albums that I could not remove, they are actually part of the new substance started sort of all these problems with the music does not and is not only now that they are the display upwards and play but are not appear when connected to the computer!

  I know it's probably not a lot of information but can someone tell me how to fix this?  If not, can I just format the * bleep * thing or I'll then have an e260 dead?

  See you soon,.

  PKFFW

  PS: Sorry for the long windedness of this post.

  Format will not remove the firmware, which is the operating system of the Sansa. It removes only the content that you have added. It will go back to what it was when it was new out of the box.

  MTP does not matter if you have never used it. The ghost album can be just a list remains in your database file. Nevertheless, we must get rid of this corrupt file, so Format is probably your best option.

  For what it's worth, to connect with the PSG, your computer needs Windows Media Player 10 or 11 is installed. XP comes with WMP 9, so he will not see the Sansa in MTP mode. unless you have updated.

• the system show my VM was running without any snapshots, but there are several delta files in data stores.

  Hello

  The system displays my VM was running without any snapshots, but in the data store, there are several delta as vmsd files, delta.vmdk files exist.

  
  

  is it possible to get rid of these files of delta file. Screenshot of PFA

  
  

  
  

  Thank you

  vm2015
  

  
  

  
  

  Create another cliché, and then use the option "Delete All" to delete all snapshots.

  That get rid of the files?

• Virtual machine running on snapshot but there are no spanpshot on the Snapshot Manager.

  Hi all,

  After a backup with VMware Data Recovery failure (error-3960 cannot suspend virtual machine), I have a virtual machine running on snapshot (see attachment) but there is no snapshot on the Snapshot Manager. Is the command to "consolidate" (I have never used this feature) the solution?

  Thank you.

  Marco.

  OK let me explain.

  As the chain of snapshot is not displayed in snapshot Manager, you can correct this problem in two ways.

  1 engage the snapshot command line. If you are uncomfortable in the command line, follow this KB KB VMware: commit snapshots on ESXi host command line if you are not comfortable follow step 2.

  2. create a new snapshot for this virtual machine (this will create a chain of snapshot, and you can see the snapshot in the Snapshot Manager), once the snapshot is created successfully. You can remove the snapshot in the Snapshot Manager.

  Hope this is clear. Let me know if not

• Linked Clones and snapshots - which can be removed and when?

  Hello

  Sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm new to the linked clones.

  I was able to create clones related win2k8r2 invited.  Everything seems to work ok.  However, once a linked clone is created, is it still necessary to keep the parent snapshot?  That is to say, snapshot of the parent is necessary after related cloning?

  My env:

  VMware ESXi 4.1.0 build-433742

  VMware vSphere PowerCLI 4.1 build 332441 U1

  Thank you

  T

  It must be remembered that a clone is based on the parent machine and a snapshot that you see in the server view.  Multiple snapshots can be consolidated or "rolled up", but depends on the clone.  The parent can put off when the do not need to save on resources in your environment, because that's what the replica is for.  I do not agree with Andre and suggest that you keep the snapshot that you clones are configured to use, with the exception on the consolidation of old clichés.

• Clone and snapshot operation failed because the file already exists

  I read the article "http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1007193.

  If the delta is named < diskname > - 0000xx - delta.vmdk, create an empty file named < diskname > - 0000xx.vmdk.

  Does anyone can say why is

  Case of inoticed something vmdk name is server01.vmdk (DRIVE C), SERVER01_1.VMDK (drive D). Now what I saw in the vm data store

  SERVER01.VMDK (DRIVE C), SERVER01_1.VMDK became something else

  Why it happened,

  How can I know when this gap that happened by creating snapshots?

  Timestamps of files, problems with snapshots is past may, 25 and 26.

  As I mentioned before, move ' _APLSV-000002 - delta.vmdk "in the directory"backup"or create a dummy"_APLSV - 000002.vmdk"(content should not serious). This will allow you to create a new snapshot to activate the button 'clear all '. It should still work with the virtual machine, so there is no need for the time stop.

  If deletion and creation of the snapshot has been good, then, the snapshot of the first and the second disc should be _x-000005

  Yes, usually the numbers for different drives are the same. However, in reality no matter.

  André

• Basic Data Center Virtual Clone or snapshot

  I don't know how to do in this regard.

  I need to clone or our SQL VM that is running the database snapshot vCenter, but of course when you stop the server vCenter stops responding.  We do not have a physical SQL Server, otherwise I would have put the that vCenter db.

  can I clone it from the command-line safe?

  How can I go about creating a backup before a major upgrade of the virtual machine?

  Thank you people!

  I don't know if this is possible in ESX 3.5, because I'm in vSphere now.

  Stop your vCenter, point your VI the esx Server that hosts the VM vCenter Client. (root user name and pass) and see if you can use clone.

  It is not a best practice, and yet once again, I'm not sure if this is posible in 3.5.

  But, why not to use SQL Server backup?

  Good luck.