Can't remove VM
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Hello, everyone.
I have a VM in halted state and it does not provide an option to delete it in XCPNG Center. In XO I have an active button to delete it but I get a warning saying 'Removing the VM is a blocked operation. Would you like to remove it anyway?'
Why is that happening? I don't have any snapshots of this machine. I don't remember whether I cloned any new VMs from it. Even if I did - is there a risk of breaking something by deleting this VM?
Thanks
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That's because your VM is "protected" (ie
VM.removeis enabled to avoid accidental deletion).So it's happening because you enabled "Protect from accidental deletion" in the first place (XO/advanced VM view)
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@olivierlambert Thank you for this. Where do I clear this protection? In the VM properties, I guess... Let me look inside. If you have a minute to comment in the meantime, it will be much appreciated!
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@olivierlambert I found it. It is an option, again, available only through XO!
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Yes, as it's the recommended tool to manage your VMs
