Feature Request: Button to delete all snapshots at once

[zikkz]

Hello. In ESX/vCenter it is possible to delete all snapshots at once under Snapshots with the button “Delete all”. With Proxmox VE you have to select each individual snapshot once, click Remove and then the next, and the next, and the next...
It would simplify this somewhat if you also had a “Delete all snapshots” button here.

 

[bbgeek17]

Good idea, file it in https://bugzilla.proxmox.com so it can be tracked.

In the meantime, the fastest approach is to create a shell script that does what you need.

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[zikkz]

Thanks for the hint. Done:
https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5487

 

[Kingneutron]

In the meantime, the fastest approach is to create a shell script that does what you need.

Helpful info - I could not find the snapshot on my system either by filename or zfs:

https://phoenixnap.com/kb/proxmox-delete-vm#ftoc-heading-9

 

[Kingneutron]

Here you go:

https://github.com/kneutron/ansitest/blob/master/proxmox/proxmox-delete-all-snapshots-for-thisvm.sh

/ I love getting ideas from these forums ;-)

 

[bbgeek17]

/ I love getting ideas from these forums ;-)

Might as well make it node-independent

#!/bin/bash

if [[ $# -lt 1 ]];then
  echo "USAGE: $0 [VMID]"
  exit 1
fi

VMID=$1
NODE=$(pvesh get /cluster/resources --type vm --output-format json|jq --argjson myvmid $VMID -r '.[]|select( .vmid == $myvmid )|.node')
echo "removing all snapshots from VM $VMID located on node $NODE"

for snap in $(pvesh get /nodes/$NODE/qemu/$VMID/snapshot --output-format json|jq -r 'sort_by(.snaptime)|.[]|select(.snaptime != null)|.name');do
  pvesh delete /nodes/$NODE/qemu/$VMID/snapshot/$snap
done

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