Mar 19, 2021 · Right-click any of the virtual machine and click Snapshot Manager/Manage snapshots, it would show "Needs Consolidation/Delete Snapshots". Note: A Configuration Issue warning is also displayed in the Summary tab of the virtual machine indicating that virtual machine disk consolidation is needed.
28.11.2016 · Reading Time: 3 minutes A reoccurring issue this one, and usually due to a failed backup. In my case, this was due to a failure of a Veeam Backup… Continue reading → VMware vSphere: Locked Disks, Snapshot Consolidation Errors, and ‘msg.fileio.lock’
Jan 25, 2016 · Shortly after a backup or replication job runs, multiple Consolidate Snapshot operations are performed against the VM. Cause Snapshot Hunter misidentifies the user snapshot of a VM created from a linked clone template as an orphaned snapshot and attempts to consolidate it.
25.01.2016 · Snapshot Hunter misidentifies the user snapshot of a VM created from a linked clone template as an orphaned snapshot and attempts to consolidate it. Beginning in 8.0.0.917 (v8 Patch 1), Snapshot Hunter will not attempt to process orphaned snapshots on VMs created by vCloud Director.
Jul 15, 2016 · Therefore, Veeam should only ever attempt to merge snapshots it created itself. Every snapshot that can't be correlated directly to being created by Veeam should just notify you, instead of having veeam attempt consolidation via the 'snapshot hunter' function.
Mar 17, 2014 · It is recommended to take the VM down before consolidating snapshot (s). This will speed the consolidation. To consolidate snapshots: Right-click the virtual machine and click Snapshot > Consolidate. Check the Need Consolidation column to verify that the task succeeded.
16.03.2014 · Hello Since upgrading to vCenter 5.5 we are experiencing an issue with Veeam backups where upon removal of the snapshot sometimes the disk consolidation fails for VMs on a specific host (see below) Currently this is localised to one host and affects virtual machines running on both local storage a...
15.08.2017 · Good observation! Veeam Backup & Replication does indeed use snapshots as part of a backup job. It can use a VMware VM snapshot, a Hyper-V checkpoint or a storage snapshot. It is important to note that the snapshot by itself is not a backup – but it can be used as a critical part of the backup process.
07.07.2020 · Veeam VMware: Virtual Machine Consolidation Needed status Alarm. ... A vSphere or a 3rd party application/process fails to consolidate a snapshot after the snapshot has been deleted. This could be caused by some connectivity issues between the …
27.04.2021 · How Snapshot Hunter Works. In this article. A temporary snapshot of the VM is taken and then removed during every backup or replication job session. To remove the snapshot, Veeam Backup & Replication triggers the VMware snapshot consolidation mechanism that includes two steps: VMware vSphere removes the snapshot from the VM snapshots list.
14.07.2016 · Therefore, Veeam should only ever attempt to merge snapshots it created itself. Every snapshot that can't be correlated directly to being created by Veeam should just notify you, instead of having veeam attempt consolidation via the 'snapshot hunter' function.
12.02.2020 · Snapshot consolidation is useful when snapshot disks fail to compress after a Revert, Delete, or Delete all operation. This might happen, for example, if you delete a snapshot but its associated disk does not commit back to the base disk.
Jul 07, 2020 · A vSphere or a 3rd party application/process fails to consolidate a snapshot after the snapshot has been deleted. This could be caused by some connectivity issues between the vCenter Server and ESXi host. If consolidation is needed, perform it manually using the vSphere Client or the ESXi command line.
23.02.2015 · Hello. Since upgrading to vCenter 5.5 we are experiencing an issue with Veeam backups where upon removal of the snapshot sometimes the disk consolidation fails for randomised set of VMs on a specific host. Currently this is localised to one host and affects virtual machines running on both local storage as well as an iSCSI SAN.