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Manage Microsoft SQL Server snapshots with NetApp Backup and Recovery

Contributors netapp-mwallis

You can manage Microsoft SQL Server snapshots by deleting them from NetApp Backup and Recovery.

Delete a snapshot

You can delete only local snapshots.

Required NetApp Console role
Storage viewer, Backup and Recovery super admin, Backup and Recovery backup admin role. Learn about NetApp Console access roles for all services.

Steps
  1. In NetApp Backup and Recovery, select Inventory.

  2. Select the workload and select View.

  3. Select the Databases tab.

  4. Select the database that you want to delete a snapshot for.

  5. From the Actions menu, select View protection details.

  6. Select the local snapshot that you want to delete.

    Tip The local snapshot icon in the Location column on that row must appear in blue.
  7. Select the Actions Actions icon icon, and select Delete local snapshot.

  8. In the confirmation dialog box, select Remove.