You can delete a Snapshot copy to conserve disk space or to free disk space by using System Manager. You can also delete a Snapshot copy if the Snapshot copy is no longer required.
Before you begin
If you want to delete a Snapshot copy that is busy or locked, you must have released the Snapshot copy from the application that was using the Snapshot copy.
About this task
- You cannot delete the base Snapshot copy in a parent volume if a FlexClone volume is using that Snapshot copy.
The base Snapshot copy is the Snapshot copy that is used to create a FlexClone volume. The base Snapshot copy always displays the status busy and Application Dependency as busy,vclone in the parent volume.
- You cannot delete a locked Snapshot copy that is used in a SnapMirror relationship.
The Snapshot copy is locked and is required for the next update.
- You cannot delete a Snapshot copy from a SnapLock DP volume that is used in a SnapVault relationship before the expiry time of the Snapshot copy.
- You cannot delete the unexpired Snapshot copies (which are committed to WORM state) of a SnapLock DP volume that is in a SnapVault relationship.
Steps
- Click .
- From the Volumes on SVM list, select All SVMs.
- Expand the required volume.
- Click the Show More Details link to view more information about the volume.
- Click the Snapshot Copies tab.
The list of available Snapshot copies for the selected volume is displayed.
- Select the Snapshot copy that you want to delete.
- Click Delete.
- Select the confirmation check box, and then click
Delete.