Use VMware PowerCLI to identify old snapshots, their age, VM names and sizes so administrators can review snapshot risk.
01 Connect to vCenter
06 Remediate carefully Do not automate snapshot deletion blindly. Validate backup ownership, application requirements and datastore capacity before removal.
Use VMware PowerCLI with an account that has permission to read VM and snapshot information.
Connect to vCenter
Find snapshot age
Query virtual machines and their snapshots, then calculate snapshot age from creation time. Sort oldest snapshots first.
Review snapshot size
Collect snapshot-related storage information where available. Treat the reported size as an operational indicator rather than a guarantee of reclaimable space.
Filter production candidates
Use VM naming, folders or tags to separate production systems from test workloads before planning remediation.
Export the report
Export VM name, snapshot name, creation date, age and datastore information to CSV for review.
Remediate carefully
Do not automate snapshot deletion blindly. Validate backup ownership, application requirements and datastore capacity before removal.
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