14.7. Deleting virtual machine snapshots by using the web console

When a virtual machine (VM) snapshot is no longer useful for you, you can delete it in the web console to free up the disk space that it uses.

Prerequisites

You have installed the RHEL 10 web console.
For instructions, see Installing and enabling the web console.
The web console VM plugin is installed on your system.
Optional: A child snapshot exists for the snapshot you want to delete.
A child snapshot is created automatically when you have an active snapshot and create a new snapshot. If you delete a snapshot that does not have any children, you will lose any changes saved in the snapshot after it was created from its parent snapshot.
To check that the snapshot has a child, confirm that the snapshot is listed in the Parent snapshot column of the Snapshots in the web console overview of the VM.

Procedure

In the Virtual machines interface of the web console, click the VM whose snapshot you want to delete.
A management overview of the VM opens.
In the Snapshots pane of the management overview, click the Delete button next to the snapshot that you want to delete.
Wait until the delete operation finishes. Depending on the size of the snapshot, this might take up to several minutes.

Verification

If the snapshot no longer appears in the Snapshots pane, it has been deleted successfully.