Warning in Free Version

[squirrelly]

What does this mean?

win-ad-dns-dhcp 67 Warning 11:09:03 PM 11:46:25 PM 120.0 GB 116.0 GB 4.2 GB 0:37:22 Changed block tracking cannot be enabled: one or more snapshots present.

I do have a couple snapshots. Should I delete them for changed block tracking to work with the free version?

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi Patrick,

Yes, once you delete existing snapshots on the VMs you're trying to backup, VMware CBT will be enabled for them, however there is no need to do that if you're just using VeeamZIP functionality to backup your VMs. VeeamZIP does not perform incremental backups, you need to use regular backup jobs that are available in full version only.

Thanks!

[squirrelly]

yes. thanks. I deleted the snapshots and did not get the warning.

[zoltank]

Why were you keeping one or more snapshots of a server?

[Gostev]

Common reason is forgetting to delete those after testing/patching... I recommend using Veeam ONE to alert you on presence of abandoned snapshots (this functionality is included in Free Edition as well). Thanks!

[zoltank]

Unless there's a very good reason to keep snapshots around, they should be removed as soon as possible. You're inviting a host of issues keeping them around. They can not only compromise the performance of the VM, they can also causes issues trying to commit, and in a worse case scenario they can cause the datastore to run out of space and cause data corruption (ask me how I know). If you don't have Veeam ONE you can set vCenter to alert when a VM is running on a snapshot:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/micros ... Id=1018029

Also, here are VMWare's best practices regarding snapshots:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/micros ... Id=1025279