ESX snapshots

[Pegasjus]

Hi,

I have a question based on a bad experience from a colleague today. (From what I know he removed the first one in the chain without asking for advice first....:smileyshocked:).

I know that in older version of esx (3.0 and 3.5) if you delete a snapshot in the middle or in the beginning of the chain, you risk loosing the machine.

Does anybody know if this still applies or was resolved in version 4 (or 5). I had a quick look around but didn't find anything specific on this.

If not, does anybody have experience with trying to recover the machine in it's later state?

//Martin

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

IMO there's nothing to resolve. The way how snapshots work in VMware producs has not been modified. Snapshots are still used in a chain and if one of the chain links is removed you will more or less be in trouble. KB article http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015180 explains how snapshots work.

André

[adelisa]

Hi Pegasjus ,

NO, In version 4 alos I have faced same problem .

But not sure its fixed on version 5   .

" Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion."

[Pegasjus]

Ok, thank you both

//Pegasjus