Dear France,
Hope this article helps you:
http://support.citrix.com/filedownload/CTX122978/XenServer_Understanding_Snapshots.pdf
Common practice is to use "vhd-util" to merge (coalesce) VHD files into
usable image. Luckily xe tool is smart enough not to allow you destroy
image that is a part of the chain. Of course it is more safe to copy all
the files before destruction (in a case you have thin provisioning).
Vadim.
On 2015-12-09 18:27, France wrote:
Hi guys,
below is the chain cross referenced with CS MySql database.
Can I delete/destroy 1a240d45-ee0a-4c30-809b-3114dfaf85ba without bad
consequences? Are next in chain dependant upon it?
*555b38bf[VHD](20.000G//2.695G|n) -> not foud
5afd5849[VHD](20.000G//8.000M|n) -> found in template_spool_ref. status
ready, template ID 292
*02e8b56b[VHD](20.000G//12.000M|n) -> not found
*1a240d45[VHD](20.000G//136.000M|n) <- corrupted and not found
*c99e711b[VHD](20.000G//136.000M|n) -> not found
34a03c9a[VHD](20.000G//8.000M|a) -> found in shapshot_store_ref. state
destroyed, volume id 661, from template id 292
5c12db0a[VHD](20.000G//8.000M|n) -> found in shapshot_store_ref. state
destroyed -> probably not part of the above chain?
I would do xe vdi-destroy=1a240d45-ee0a-4c30-809b-3114dfaf85ba .
Alternatively I think about exporting template ID 292 in CS, deleting
it and importing it back again. It should remove the whole chain,
right? 'Cause noone is using it?
Regards,
F.
