Hi,
I am working with a VM that is presenting problems with snapshot delete and Stun time. The snapshots are taking 4+ hours to "delete" (I still think the correct word is "commit") and the Stun during this process is enormous. The reason for the snapshots in the first place is backup.
Here's the rub:
- ESXi is 5.1
- VM is 900 GB on 2 disks (2 SCSI controllers too)
- VM has 8 CPU and 12 GB RAM
- snapshot data has been redirected to its own LUN on the same SAN (only have the one!) [workingDir = "new_path_location"
snapshot.redoNotWithParent.= true] - NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate=1
- VSS is disabled in VM and VMware Tools
- VM is a G.I.S. server that scans for updated files/images, compares and then updates files. Its database is elsewhere and it has no problems with snapshots.
- Unfortunately, RAID 6 is set for the entire volume on the single SAN in the environment
What else can I do to get this to back-up correctly in vSphere?
THX