The inclusion of data protection technologies and finding "vSphere-VMsnapshotover7days-KB#1025279" increase the difficulty in following VMware provided snapshot best practices. As the quantity of VMs linked to the findings grows, so does the challenge. I am willing to engage with someone within VMware Skyline Product Management to help develop a solution for findings like this one that are not easy to address.
I have spoken to several within the vCommunity and the only viable solution suggested to me is to refine a PowerCLI script that connects to a vCenter Server and gathers all snapshot details then filter down to snapshots not linked to the activities of a Data Protection strategy. The output can then be emailed to an Admin for further review. The challenge with this option is the Admin time is typically stretched thin and emails are frequently lost amongst all the noise. Hiding the finding is not a good option because it limits the ability of Skyline to highlight a forgotten/abandoned snapshot.
Product Manager can reach out to me via email at vwood@recoverypoint.com
