This report aggregates historical data and shows snapshot age and size statistics for selected VMs across a time range.
- Top Snapshot Size (GB) and Top Snapshot Age (Days) charts display top 5 VMs with the oldest and the largest snapshots in the virtual environment.
- Details table provides the full list of VMs with snapshots and rates the VMs by snapshot size. For each VM, the report shows the date when the snapshot was created, snapshot directory, name of the server on which the VM runs and state of the VM.
Use Case
Orphaned snapshots consume valuable storage resources. That is why best practices for snapshots recommend that you delete snapshots older than 3 days, since they no longer reflect recent VM changes.
The report helps you detect orphaned snapshots and better address the problem of storage capacity waste.
Report Parameters
Scope: defines a virtual infrastructure level and its sub-components to analyze in the report.
Business View object(s): defines Business View groups to analyze in the report. The parameter options are limited to objects of the “Virtual Machine” type.
Age older than - Age measured in: defines snapshot age threshold. If a VM snapshot is older than the specified age, the VM will be included in the report.
Do not report on VMs created by Veeam replication jobs: defines whether VM replicas created by Veeam Backup & Replication will be excluded from the report scope*.
*Starting with version 6, Veeam Backup & Replication uses VM snapshots as replica restore points. Such snapshot restore points may be large in size and remain on the datastore for a long period of time. If you have VM replicas created with Veeam Backup & Replication, select this check box to exclude VM replicas with snapshot restore points from the report.
