To identify which VMs require snapshot consolidation, follow this procedure:

1. Log on to vCenter Server as Administrator or root user.

2. Navigate to Home, Inventory, VMs and Templates

3. Select the Virtual Machines Tab (A).

4. Right-click on any of the column headers (B) and select Needs Consolidation (C)

5. The column is added to the far right-hand side of the view. You may move it by clicking and dragging the column header to the desired location in the view. If a VM needs consolidation, the value of this column will be Yes. Otherwise, it would be No.

6. Right-click a VM that needs consolidation and then click Snapshot followed by Consolidate

7. Confirm the operation when prompted by clicking Yes.