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Anyone have detail about VMware KB:1002786 &nbsp;?
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Anyone have detail about VMware KB:1002786  ?

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i have snapshot of total size 7 GB for one of my sql-db vm.. and it took almost 48 hour still it is @47%..does it meas issue with snap..or something else?
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i have snapshot of total size 7 GB for one of my sql-db vm.. and it took almost 48 hour still it is @47%..does it meas issue with snap..or something else?

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Are you sure the size is only 7GB?<br />
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how long has the VM been on a snapshot?<br />
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7GB is very small?
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Are you sure the size is only 7GB?

how long has the VM been on a snapshot?

7GB is very small?

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yes..it was of 7 GB only..but it took almost more then 48 Hours to remove Snapshot: which include multiple delta file there in different data store as vmdk were there on different data stores:can this be the reason behind it: as Total size of all Delta VMDK was 7 GB..<br />
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VM Snap i have taken just 4 days before the Snap removal i have started.
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yes..it was of 7 GB only..but it took almost more then 48 Hours to remove Snapshot: which include multiple delta file there in different data store as vmdk were there on different data stores:can this be the reason behind it: as Total size of all Delta VMDK was 7 GB..

VM Snap i have taken just 4 days before the Snap removal i have started.

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Snapshots can take many hours to delete, you just need to Be Patient.<br />

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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_10300.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: VMware Snapshots :- Be Patient</a>
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Snapshots can take many hours to delete, you just need to Be Patient.


HOW TO: VMware Snapshots :- Be Patient [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_10300.html]

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Need to understand..if there is any minimum free space limit required@Datastore-before removing any vm snapshot &nbsp;?<br />
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&nbsp;and ll there be any downtime? ..if we Take/Remove VM snaps with different options ?
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Need to understand..if there is any minimum free space limit required@Datastore-before removing any vm snapshot  ?

 and ll there be any downtime? ..if we Take/Remove VM snaps with different options ?

Minimum Free Space required on data store before  removing VM snapshot

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