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=== Can't Commit Snapshot === | === Can't Commit Snapshot === | ||
If snapshot files are large then patience is of the essence, and if possible, shut the VM down 1st, or at the very least limit activity on the VM. To commit a snapshot in a running VM, first a new snapshot is started, then the original redo files are merged with the base disk(s), then the extra redo file is merged. | |||
'''Operation timed-out''' | '''Operation timed-out''' | ||
* Not unusual for large (>10GB) redo files, the process continues and its just vCentre reporting it as a time-out | * Not unusual for large (>10GB) redo files, the process continues and its just vCentre reporting it as a time-out | ||
** Check the VM's files for any activity (changes in disk sizes), | ** Check the VM's files for any activity (changes in disk sizes/timestamps), speed is dependant on redo size, storage speed, ESX load, VM activity (if possible shut the VM down before removing the snapshot) | ||
** Also see [[Virtual_Machines#Snapshot Still Active?|Snapshot Still Active?]] | ** Also see [[Virtual_Machines#Snapshot Still Active?|Snapshot Still Active?]] | ||
'''No Snapshots Exist in Snaphot Manager (but still exist)''' | '''No Snapshots Exist in Snaphot Manager (but still exist)''' | ||
* Can happen if a snapshot ''Delete (All)'' fails to complete properly (eg ESX pseudo-hangs and you restart the management agents) | * Can happen if a snapshot ''Delete (All)'' fails to complete properly (eg ESX pseudo-hangs and you restart the management agents) | ||
*# Backup and then delete the VM's VMSD file | |||
*# Start a new snapshot | *# Start a new snapshot | ||
*# In snapshot manager use ''Delete All'' (not Delete!) | *# In snapshot manager use ''Delete All'' (not Delete!) | ||
* If this fails, check the ESX log to see what went wrong | |||
=== Snapshot Still Active? === | === Snapshot Still Active? === | ||