(3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
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(3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
Hi all,
Have just installed VB 3.1.0 on my Windows 2003 host and found a problem (hope I'm not doing it wrong). Is anyone facing the same issue?
Guest Name : VB0S1
Snapshot Names : OS120091201, OS120091202, OS120091203
I've successfully taken snapshots via VBoxManage, but am having trouble deleting them via the cmd line tool. Deleting via the VB UI is working ok.
Taking snapshots (OK):
vboxmanage snapshot VB0S1 take OS120091201
Deleting snapshots (ERROR):
vboxmanage snapshot VB0S1 delete OS120091201
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
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All rights reserved.
ERROR: Argument aId is invalid (must be Guid(aId).isEmpty() == false)
Details: code E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057), component Console, interface IConsole, callee IUnknown
Context: "DeleteSnapshot(guidSnap, pProgress.asOutParam())" at line 369 of file VBoxManageSnapshot.cpp
Have just installed VB 3.1.0 on my Windows 2003 host and found a problem (hope I'm not doing it wrong). Is anyone facing the same issue?
Guest Name : VB0S1
Snapshot Names : OS120091201, OS120091202, OS120091203
I've successfully taken snapshots via VBoxManage, but am having trouble deleting them via the cmd line tool. Deleting via the VB UI is working ok.
Taking snapshots (OK):
vboxmanage snapshot VB0S1 take OS120091201
Deleting snapshots (ERROR):
vboxmanage snapshot VB0S1 delete OS120091201
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
ERROR: Argument aId is invalid (must be Guid(aId).isEmpty() == false)
Details: code E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057), component Console, interface IConsole, callee IUnknown
Context: "DeleteSnapshot(guidSnap, pProgress.asOutParam())" at line 369 of file VBoxManageSnapshot.cpp
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
i have the same problem except the fact that i can not delete the snapshots not even from GUI.
in my case a have a VM with 3 cascading snapshots and i can`t delete any of them.
in my case a have a VM with 3 cascading snapshots and i can`t delete any of them.
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
Same thing here (vboxmanage and GUI)! I can't even delete the snapshots I've just made one second before with v3.1.0 (Running under WinXP SP3).
This is obviously an important bug!
This is obviously an important bug!
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
I've posted a bug report on the public bugtracker. Ticket #5727
http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/5727
http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/5727
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
the problem is still present in 3.1.2
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
I also have this problem. I can delete snapshots in the GUI, but not using vboxmanage. Since I use a script running vboxmanage to do nightly backups of my VM, a speedy resolution would be much appreciated - thank you!
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
I seem to only encounter this problem if there is an attached write-through disk in the snapshot. Anyone have a problem with just an immutable disk attached?
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
I do not use a write-through disk but still have the same problem.nullone wrote:I seem to only encounter this problem if there is an attached write-through disk in the snapshot. Anyone have a problem with just an immutable disk attached?
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
My setup has no write-through disks, same problem though..void64 wrote:I do not use a write-through disk but still have the same problem.nullone wrote:I seem to only encounter this problem if there is an attached write-through disk in the snapshot. Anyone have a problem with just an immutable disk attached?
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
I have some writethrough discs too, but even when I mount only a single normal disc, I cannot delete the snapshots.
Not sure if it's related to this bug, but I've also noticed that it is impossible to unmount a CD drive. Seems that when you attach something to a vobx, you can never get rid of it!
As nobody seems to take care of this bug, I guess we have to downgrade to a more stable version...
Not sure if it's related to this bug, but I've also noticed that it is impossible to unmount a CD drive. Seems that when you attach something to a vobx, you can never get rid of it!
As nobody seems to take care of this bug, I guess we have to downgrade to a more stable version...
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
It's free software ... ask nicely ... be happy for what's available already!r0lZ wrote: As nobody seems to take care of this bug, I guess we have to downgrade to a more stable version...
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Re: (3.1.0) VBoxManage not able to delete snapshots
I use VirtualBox 3.1.6 and I have a similar problem: VBoxManage is not able to delete snapshots using the snapshot name but it can delete them using the UUID.
The UUID can be found in one of two ways:
1) using the VBoxManage "showvminfo" command,
2) looking for the name of the .sav file in .VirtualBox/Machines/<vmname>/Snapshots
So, here is the workaround:
VBoxManage snapshot Myvmname take test-snap --description test-snapshot
...do what you need with the snapshot, then delete it
VBoxManage controlvm Myvmname acpipowerbutton
VBoxManage snapshot Myvmname delete `ls /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/Machines/Myvmname/Snapshots/*.sav | sed -e 's/.*{\(.*\)}.*/\1/'`
Hope it helps.
The UUID can be found in one of two ways:
1) using the VBoxManage "showvminfo" command,
2) looking for the name of the .sav file in .VirtualBox/Machines/<vmname>/Snapshots
So, here is the workaround:
VBoxManage snapshot Myvmname take test-snap --description test-snapshot
...do what you need with the snapshot, then delete it
VBoxManage controlvm Myvmname acpipowerbutton
VBoxManage snapshot Myvmname delete `ls /home/vmadmin/.VirtualBox/Machines/Myvmname/Snapshots/*.sav | sed -e 's/.*{\(.*\)}.*/\1/'`
Hope it helps.