Anyway to find all snapshots?

[EdgarRicharte]

Hello,

We have a few BDR's that can have either HyperV or VMware as the backend. Wanting to see if there is an easier way to find active or orphaned snapshots. Looking for suggestions on what other users do. And do you limit the active snapshots via registry key? ty!

[Mildur]

Veeam One has some built in Snapshots Reports for VmWare and HyperV. Are you looking for something like that?

Active Snapshots Vmware:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/one/r ... ml?ver=110

Orphaned Snapshots Vmware:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/one/r ... ml?ver=110

Active Checkpoints HyperV:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/one/r ... ml?ver=110

[EdgarRicharte]

While veeam one is handy for this. I was hoping for another solution. I'd rather not install veeam one for all my BDR's. Unless there is a way to use it through VSPC where it connects to all BDR's. We're an MSP so veeam one can make our licensing points go up real fast.

[soncscy]

Hi,

What's a BDR? This is not an immediately familiar term.

With regards to licensing, I have to imagine there's "something" your sales representative can do; this is specifically why I avoid provider engagements in my shop (I don't like licensing), but I have to imagine there is something you can discuss here.

Alternatively, put the impetus on your customer; if they want orphaned snapshot monitoring, make them pay for it and use that cost to accommodate for your investment or just make them pay.

Stuck/orphaned snapshots should be the responsibility of a local infrastructure engineer, not an MSP in my opinion -- if my clients want someone from my team monitoring their infrastructure, we have a package they can purchase for such services.

I suggest you do the same and use Veeam one or native Vmware/Hyperv tooling with either monitoring software (e.g., Solarwinds (lol about the hock though) or roll your own script with Powershell.