vmx appears to have a snapshot

[Rumple]

I am running esXpress and I can't seem to backup a VM due to a snapshot. Now this isn't really an esXpress problem, its just detecting that in a config I have a snapshot orphaned I think.

In my directory I have no delta files, and VC or the VIC do not see any snapshots. I manually shutdown the VM, created and applied a snapshot and that completed successfully).

I have looked at the vmsd file and don't see anything that indicates there is an active snapshot.

snapshot.lastUID = "25"

snapshot.numSnapshots = "0"

snapshot.current = "0"

snapshot0.uid = "25"

snapshot0.filename = "machine1-Snapshot25.vmsn"

snapshot0.displayName = "orphan delta"

snapshot0.description = ""

snapshot0.createTimeHigh = "278950"

snapshot0.createTimeLow = "-1373859457"

snapshot0.numDisks = "2"

snapshot0.disk0.fileName = "machine1.vmdk"

snapshot0.disk0.node = "scsi0:0"

snapshot0.disk1.fileName = "machine1_1.vmdk"

snapshot0.disk1.node = "scsi0:1"

snapshot.needConsolidate = "FALSE"

snapshot0.disk2.fileName = "machine1_2.vmdk"

snapshot0.disk2.node = "scsi1:0"

I've shutdown the vm, re-registered it and run another snapshot and removal and still it appears to have a snapshot without any delta files being present.

Thoughts besides a clone to a new VM possibly?

[vmroyale]

I ran into this as well recently. To the best or my recollection here is what I did to get around this.

ssh to the ESX host, and ran phd

chose Lock Status - Clear

chose Abort Backups

chose Lock Status - Clear again

chose Clear Locks

Hope this helps, but I will admit I don't exactly understand how it solved my problem.

[depping]

shutdown the vm,

remove the disk from the VM,

delete the vmsd file,

add the disk to the VM,

try again,

Duncan

[RParker]

If you get the latest RC-10 build you can backup files with snapshots, or do snapshots on snapshots.

I have a VM that snapshot manager shows has a snapshot, but there is none. I have tried to create a snapshot, delete all, commit, revert, nothing works. It's really annoying, but I migrated it to another data store, and I still can't get it to work. But at least I can back it up...

[RParker]

These steps won't resolve snapshot problems, these are only if you want to ABORT backups in progress.. and prevent future backups until you CLEAR the flag.

[vmroyale]

Thanks for the clarification.

[ronzo · Accepted solution]

Hi Mr Rumple-

Besides looking at the VMSD esXpress looks at the VMX file also, for scsi devies with the -000001 name in them.

If you cannot figure out a solution, make us a support file (run phd-support) and we'll see what we can do to get it right for you.

thanks

ron mckelvey

esxpress

[Rumple]

So it looks in the vmx file for -000001 names or in the directory for vmdk files with the -000001 in them? I know there are no vmdk files in there with that name...I'll check the vmx and see what I can do to clear that up.

Thanks