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understanding -delta.vmdk file
If I understand single -delta.vmdk file cannot exceed the size of the original -flat.vmdk file.
So, in the case we leave a VM running on a snapshot, then the -delta.vmdk file will keep growing till it reaches the size of -flat.vmdk file, then what will happen ?
Thank you
If I understand single -delta.vmdk file cannot exceed the size of the original -flat.vmdk file.
So, in the case we leave a VM running on a snapshot, then the -delta.vmdk file will keep growing till it reaches the size of -flat.vmdk file, then what will happen ?
Thank you
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Andrew,
so if we take snapshot of small size disk, then take a snapshot of it , probably can fail quickly if we do not delete the Snapshot, because the snapshot size can easily reach the size of the original disk...
What do you use to monitor and alert you about the size of the snapshot to avoid the crash...?
so if we take snapshot of small size disk, then take a snapshot of it , probably can fail quickly if we do not delete the Snapshot, because the snapshot size can easily reach the size of the original disk...
What do you use to monitor and alert you about the size of the snapshot to avoid the crash...?
so if we take snapshot of small size disk, then take a snapshot of it , probably can fail quickly if we do not delete the Snapshot, because the snapshot size can easily reach the size of the original disk...
What do you use to monitor and alert you about the size of the snapshot to avoid the crash...?
WRONG, very WRONG.
If you are running on a snapshot, you run the risk of a corrupt VM.
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I have read about Snapshots Article you wrote it was a very good article.
these are kind of specific questions :
Many VMs can be kept inadvertently running on snapshot... especially snapshots created by Backups that have not been checked.
so if you have a small VM, that runs on a snapshot, when the size of snapshot (Delta-vmdk) file reaches the size of Flat-vmdk file, then the VM crashes.
what is the Alerting tool you use , to be proactive on that ?
Thanks
these are kind of specific questions :
Many VMs can be kept inadvertently running on snapshot... especially snapshots created by Backups that have not been checked.
so if you have a small VM, that runs on a snapshot, when the size of snapshot (Delta-vmdk) file reaches the size of Flat-vmdk file, then the VM crashes.
what is the Alerting tool you use , to be proactive on that ?
Thanks
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Thank you Guys
Eventually it will consume all space on your volume and it will crash resulting in data loss.