Knowledge Base

VMware recommends having free space equal to the snapshots and base disk size before committing snapshots.

1. Find the path to the VMX file of the virtual machine either from the Virtual Infrastructure Client or by running the following command:
   
   # vmware-cmd -l
   
   /vmfs/volumes/volume-UUID-or-name/vm1/vm1.vmx
   /vmfs/volumes/volume-UUID-or-name/vm2/vm2.vmx
   
   
2. Determine if the virtual machine has snapshots:
   
   # vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/volume-UUID-or-name/vm1/vm1.vmx hassnapshot
   
   The output will look like one of the following:
   hassnapshot() =
   
   or
   
   hassnapshot() = 1
   
   If the result is not equal to one (1), there are no snapshots for the virtual machine and there is no reason to proceed further.
   
   
3. Remove (or commit) the snapshot by running the following command:
   
   # vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/volume-UUID-or-name/vm1/vm1.vmx removesnapshots
   removesnapshots() = 1
   
   If the result is one (1), the snapshots have been successfully committed. If the result is something other than one (1), file a Support Request with VMware Support and note this KB Article ID in the problem description. For more information, see How to Submit a Support Request.

Note: The above procedure deletes all snapshots on the virtual machine and commits the changes in the delta disks to the base disc. The base disc has all changes to the data.