Snapshot consolidation in ESXi 5.5 fails (4037885)

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Snapshot consolidation in ESXi 5.5 fails
Description

Cannot perform snapshot consolidation in VMware ESXi 5.5
Cause

This issue occurs because ESXi 5.5 introduced a different behavior to prevent the virtual machine to be stunned for an extended period of time.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, turn off the snapshots consolidation enhancement in ESXi 5.5, so that it works like earlier versions of ESX/ESXi.
This can be done by setting the snapshot.asyncConsolidate.forceSync to TRUE.

Note: If the parameter is set to true, the virtual machine may not respond to ping during the consolidation.

To set the parameter snapshot.asyncConsolidate.forceSync to TRUE:
1. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit settings.
2. Select the Options tab.
3. Under Advanced, right-click General and then click Add Row.
4. In the left pane, add this parameter: snapshot.asyncConsolidate.forceSync
5. In the right pane, add this value: TRUE
Additional Information

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2082886

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