Comments on: Manual commit snapshots delta file to vmdk flat file

By: Jas

Jas — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:40:51 +0000

Check out this KB @ http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003743

By: craig

craig — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:13:01 +0000

The method I used is to delete all the snapshot after I rebuilt the chain, therefore, I do not have any command to do so. The method you need to rebuild should be tail to head. Once the chain rebuilt and you select to delete all snapshots, it will force to commit all the delta file back to single -flat.vmdk

By: Shan

Shan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:26:38 +0000

What command did you use to merge delta disks to base disk ? What order do we to follow ? (Tail to Head or Head to Tail)

By: penguinpunk.net » sVMotion with snapshot bad

penguinpunk.net » sVMotion with snapshot bad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:55:32 +0000

[...] process. So you might just need this link to recreate the vmdk. You may find yourself in need of this process to commit the snapshot as well. Or, if you’re really lucky, you’ll find yourself with a [...]

By: craig

craig — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:23:12 +0000

Hi VMguy, this post is explaining the manual way you can recover a snapshot delta file and force it to be committed to the flat file. In normal case, when you remove the snapshot from snapshot manager, the system will commit the delta and emerge back with the flat file. Delta file is appear after the snapshot happen, as it contains the changes of the virtual disk after the snapshot.
In my case, my snapshots disappear from the snapshot manager, and 1 of my virtual disk had been forced to detach from the VM. To reattach the virtual disk with the latest data in there, I was required to merge the delta file with the flat file, and a rebuilt on the .vmdk file was required.

By: VMGuy

VMGuy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:24:49 +0000

I’ve got absolutely no idea what you just said, but thanks anyway.