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try reading this

VMware KB: Committing snapshots when there are no snapshot entries in the Snapshot Manager

and delete (IF YOU WANT TO DELETE) via command line

Remember that during deleting snapshots the hyervvisor use some space on the datastore. keep in mind tha it is a best practice to have at least 12% of datastore space free.

It depends mostly on block size and how much the VM is used, more I/O more work to do to delete the snapshot.

have a look at the process in my test lab looking at the attached screenshots

ESX-4.x-Storage-Config.PNG

Initial situation

Browse-Datastore.PNGots -->

Start deleting snapshots --> creation of other snaps for REDO log during deletion of old snaps

during1.PNG

New snaps grow in terms of space on the datastore

during2.PNG

All return to initial situation, before snapshot were taken.

final_status.png

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screenshots added and warning given on possible out of space issue.

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