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I'm using VMWare vSphere client on Windows 10 to connect to my company DC (OVH).

I wanted to create a snapshot of a VM (Debian) before updating the packages.

So I tried to create a snapshot of a running VM but I noticed that it slowers/blocks the VM (impact on the website).

I decided to cancel the task but since then there is a warning about disk consolidation needed.

Error Stack:

An error occurred while taking a snapshot: msg.snapshot.error-CANCELLED.
An error occurred while saving snapshot file "/vmfs/volumes/01a2faad-bed2417d/new VM/new VM-Snapshot10.vmsn".
An error occurred while saving the snapshot: msg.snapshot.error-CANCELLED.

The VM needs to be up without down-time.

What can I do ?

I'm a newbie :)

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  • I am fairly new with VMWare myself, but its possible that there is still a "delta" file somewhere. Snapshot basically stores all the changes you make to the machine after the snapshot in a separate file known as a "Delta". Consolidating merges the files together. Try opening the snapshot manager and deleting the snapshot the process may have created (If one is present)
    – Cheesus Crust
    Commented Aug 25, 2017 at 12:58
  • If you're updating packages, you may well need to reboot, so zero down-time will be unattainable. Taking a snapshot is bound to have an impact on performance, and it can take a long time. To resolve the warning, see this reference.
    – AFH
    Commented Aug 25, 2017 at 13:03
  • @CheesusCrust I don't have it in the Snapshot manager. I added the error stack
    – Kaymaz
    Commented Aug 25, 2017 at 13:08
  • I found in a VMWare Forum post that recommended creating a new snapshot (letting it finish) and then deleting it might fix the problem as well. Worth a try?
    – Cheesus Crust
    Commented Aug 25, 2017 at 13:12

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