Real Time Isuue "Create virtual machine snapshot"


Error : An error occurred while saving the snapshot : Change tracking target file already exists.


Resolution : 


1.Connect to the ESXi host that the virtual machine is running on using SSH.

2.Navigate to the virtual machine folder using this command.
 cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore/virtual_machine/

3.List the contents of the directory using the ls command and look for .ctk files.
Create a temporary directory for the ctk files

For example:

mkdir temp

Move the CBT files to this directory with this command:

mv *-ctk.vmdk temp/

4.Run the snapshot consolidation again.

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