Hi all,
We had a crash situation with one of our servers, and the backup admin took a snapshot of the system as it was, then rolled it back to an earlier snapshot (PRIOR TO MAIN 6_12_13).
We 've managed to since correct the problems with the server, and are happy with the way things are as it is. However, before I do what I believe is the correct method, I wanted to ensure:
*) If I hit the "Delete All" button: does that mean it will delete ALL snapshots on the server and flatten the image down to IT'S CURRENT RUNNING STATE with no snapshots? This is what I would like at this point (as I call it, flattening/solidifying/consolidating the server image to a master state)
*) As this is a PROD server, I need to schedule some downtime (as it's an ESXi box) Is there a way to capture off the "before hard drive crash" snapshot to a separate vmdk of it's own, so I can mount it off-site later on to do some forensics on my own time? (this is more of a wish at this point)
TIA for all the answers! 
--vtk