This article provides steps to commit snapshots using Command Line Interface (CLI).

Snapshots of virtual machines running on snapshot disks are not detected by the Snapshot Manager.

1. Log in to the ESXi console through iLO/DRAC as a root user.
2. Navigate to the virtual machine directory containing the .vmdk files. (/vmfs/volumes/<Data store>/<VM folder> )
3. Run this command to list files in the directory:
   
   ls -ltrh *.vmdk
    
4. Locate snapshot files similar to VM_NAME-00000#.vmdk or VM_NAME-00000#-delta.vmdk.
   
   Note: The delta files should have the current timestamp
    
5. Run this command to get a list of virtual machines and the VMID for each virtual machine:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
   
   Note the VMID of the virtual machine for which the snapshot is not detected.
    
6. Run this command to verify if the snapshot exists:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.get VMID
    
7. Run this command to remove all snapshots:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.removeall VMID

1. Run this command to create a new snapshot:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.create VMID snapshotName description includeMemory quiesced
   
   Where includeMemory and quiesced variables are Boolean values. Set the value to 1 to enable or 0 to disable the snapshot option.
   
   For example:
   
   # vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.create 10 my_snapshot snapshot_test 0 0
    
2. Run this command to remove all snapshots:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.removeall VMID

1. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
2. Select the Virtual Disk and check the Disk File. If it is labeled as VM-000001.vmdk, the virtual machine is running on snapshot disks.