===== VMware Snapshots =====
{{tag>VMware ESXi}}

=== Snapshot Timeout ===
  * Power off VM
  * Edit VM advanced configuration parameters
<file>
snapshot.maxConsolidateTime		=	30
snapshot.asyncConsolidate.forceSync	=	TRUE
</file>

=== Locate Snapshots ===
<file>
[root@MATX01LIMO01 ~]# ssh-keygen
[root@MATX01LIMO01 ~]# cat /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh root@matx01vmvh01.nerdydrunk.net 'cat >> /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys'
[root@MATX01LIMO01 ~]# cat /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh root@matx01vmvh02.nerdydrunk.net 'cat >> /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys'
[root@MATX01LIMO01 ~]# cat /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh root@matx01vmvh03.nerdydrunk.net 'cat >> /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys'
[root@MATX01LIMO01 ~]# cat snapshot-check.sh
#!/bin/bash

servers=(
       matx01vmvh01.nerdydrunk.net
       matx01vmvh02.nerdydrunk.net
       matx01vmvh03.nerdydrunk.net
       )

echo -e "\n"
date
echo -e "\n\nChecking for snapshots on the following hosts:"
printf "\n   -%s\n" "${servers[@]}"

for i in "${servers[@]}"
        do
                echo -e "\n\nChecking $i:"
                echo -e "\n   -000"
                ssh root@$i "find /vmfs/volumes/ -type f -name \*0000*.vmdk" | grep -v delta
                echo -e "\n   -delta"
                ssh root@$i "find /vmfs/volumes/ -type f -name \*0000*delta*.vmdk"
                echo -e "\n   -vmsn"
                ssh root@$i "find /vmfs/volumes/ -type f -name \*.vmsn"
        done

echo -e "\n"

[root@MATX01LIMO01 ~]#
</file>