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VMWARE "An invalid Snapshot configuration was detected"

Hello,

i have recently tried to delete a snapshot from VMware and i was confronted by the following: "An invalid Snapshot configuration was detected" i have checked the datastore and it still looks like the snapshot is still there. i need to remove these, but not too sure how.
there are a few files: SERVER_1.vmdk
SERVER-000001.vmdk
SERVER-snapshot1.vmsn
SERVER_2.vmdk
SERVER-000002.vmdk
SERVER-snapshot2.vmsn
plus others..

what is the best way to remove the snapshots?
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From spending plenty of time with VMWare Support I find that if you do a V2V with VMWAre Converter it is easier to point to the VM OS and create another copy of it without dealing with the snapshots.

My $.02
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my main goal is to move move the server to a different data store, but this is a large server (and important), so at this stage i need to remove the snapshots, as these are now invalid. so i guess the question is what would be the best way removing a snapshot once it is invalid?
If it is not showing up in the GUI then my question is What happened? Can you lay out step by step how this condition occurred? See this post as an example. It will help decide if you have to start with Just the VMDK or not:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/56302
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Hi

This question is close, but i will add my $.02 also :)

Like paulsolov says, for me is the always the best option when you have plenty trash from the snapshots.

Not always deleting and choose a different vmdk is possible. Or even create a new VM and use the vmdk.

Right now I have a similar problem with a vCenter VM that have some snapshots problems and vmdk. Creating a new VM wit this vmdk, or changing th vmdk disks, is not an option in this case.

Just an opinion.

Jail