ESXi 3.5 Create and remove a Snaphot automatically

[SirHaschke]

Hello,

i use ESXi 3.5 and i want to create and remove automatically a snaphot.

I try this with RCLI

C:\Programme\VMware\VMware VI Remote CLI\bin>vmware-cmd.pl -U root -P nopass -H VMWBDF03 /vmfs/volumes/48a449e9-729aa56c-43ac-003005fa3506/TS3BDF29/TS3BDF29.vmx createsnapshot Test test1 1 1

This works fine, but i can't remove only one snaphot, only all :-(.

I want to remove the snaphot eg. "Test" and create an new one "Test" daily.

Is this possible?

Maybee with the VMWare toolkit?

Have someone an example?

Thanks

Dennis

[Texiwill]

Hello,

Moved to the ESXi forum.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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[nick_couchman]

I'm not sure about the VI Toolkit, but a quick glance at the VIX API documentation indicates that there are functions in that API that allow you to remove a specific snapshot. Of course, with the VIX API this means writing a program to do this .

[SirHaschke]

OK.

But the VIX API is anly for VMWare Workstation or Server...????

I use ESXi Server!

Maybe someone have an Script?!