Depends on how long the snapshot was active and the data change rate of the server. That is why snapshots can be very dangerous.
- Sean On Jan 20, 2012, at 4:10 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > Its my understanding that this would be an indication of utilizing snapshots > in an very inappropriate fashion - although I still cant fathom how you could > get it *that* big. > > -- > Espi > > > > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: > Pretty big? That seem absolutely huge to me. Why would a snapshot be that > big? > > -- > Espi > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Heaton, Joseph@DFG <[email protected]> > wrote: > 300GB is a pretty big snapshot. > > Joe Heaton > ITB - Windows Server Support > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Humphries [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 1:47 PM > To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: did i screw up? need to fix fast. > > Almost 300 gig. > > [email protected] wrote: > > Deleting snapshops can take awhile, especially if they're large. How > > big was your snapshot? > > > > > > Original Message: > > ----------------- > > From: Bill Humphries [email protected] > > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:02:57 -0500 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: did i screw up? need to fix fast. > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have a client running SBS 2011 on esxi 5 (free). The VMstopped > > running and i got this error message: > > > > Message from esxi..company.local There is no more space for virtual > > disk fezzik-000001.vmdk. > > You might be able to continue this session by freeing disk space on > > the relevant volume, and clicking Retry. Click Cancel to terminate > > this session. > > > > > > I clicked retry and it didn't work. I then clicked cancel and went to > > delete the only existing snapshot to fee up space. Now I see no > > options available under the power menu. the snapshot as been deleting > > for 20 minutes and is at 80% now. > > > > I really need to get this machine back up quickly. Thanks for any help. > > > > Bill > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web.com - Microsoft(r) Exchange solutions from a leading provider - > > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
