Delete one or multiple VMs with one command

[Stefan_Malte_Schumacher]

Hello,

my Hosting Provider ist currently testing the Backup Server as an additional service for its Proxmox Users. I have one problem which according to the administrator of the server is not rights-related. I sometimes throw whole VMs away (mostly VMs on which I tested some application which I decided not to keep) and at the moment I have to select each snapshot and delete it one after the other. What I would like to do would be to select one or multiple VMs - maybe with CTRL+Left-Mouse-Click - and then throw the data away with one command. Is there a way to achieve this which I just don't know or is my question more of a feature request?

Yours sincerely
Stefan Schumacher

 

[dcsapak]

since proxmox-backup-server 1.1.8-1 there is a delete button for whole groups too
relevant git commit: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=proxmox-...ff;h=b32cf6a1e07eb7cea7c8db0de2728073bb85b09a

 

[Stefan_Malte_Schumacher]

The Backup Server is 1.1-5. I will ask my provider to update the server. One which page is the button for whole VMs and groups and is it accessible for "normal" Non-Administrative Users?

 

[dcsapak]

on the pbs gui : datastore -> content
did you mean on the pve side? i'm afraid there is no such thing

what you can do though is use the proxmox-backup-directly, and prune the group with 'keep-last' set to 1, then you only have to delete a single snapshot afterwards (it is at least less work than deleting multiple snapshots)

we could introduce the group deletion also for the backup-client, would you want to open a feature request? : https://bugzilla.proxmox.com

 

[Stefan_Malte_Schumacher]

Forgive me for asking you to point out the obvious: I am logged in the server as user and have navigated to my client name 1x1consult under datastore. This is the view that I get. Can I delete the entire vm from there or is this view hidden from me as normal user?

 

[dcsapak]

that feature was introduced with 1.1.8, the packages on the server are probably older

but you can do what i mentioned earlier, prune the group (with the scissor icon) to one snapshot, then you can delete that one snapshot (you have to expand the group and then use the 'trashcan' icon to delete the snapshot)

 

[Stefan_Malte_Schumacher]

Our provider updated the server to 1.1.9 and now I see the Trash Icon for the entire VM. Thank you for your support. I will open a Feature Request for the Multi-Selection of VMs, which are to be deleted.

Yours
Stefan