Delete snapshot volume

03/16/2022 Contributors

The delete snapVolume command deletes a snapshot volume and optionally the associated snapshot repository members.

Supported Arrays

This command applies to any individual storage array, including the E2700, E5600, E2800, E5700, EF600 and EF300 arrays, as long as all SMcli packages are installed.

Roles

To execute this command on an E2800, E5700, EF600, or EF300 storage array, you must have the Storage Admin role.

Context

You cannot use this command for snapshot images involved in online volume copy.

Syntax

delete snapVolume ["snapVolumeName"]
[deleteRepositoryMembers=(TRUE | FALSE)]

Parameters

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
`snapVolume`	The name of the snapshot volume that you want to delete. Enclose the snapshot volume name in double quotation marks (" ") inside square brackets ([ ]).
`deleteRepositoryMembers`	The parameter to save or delete the repository members. To save the repository members, set this parameter to `FALSE`. To delete the repository members, set this parameter to `TRUE`. The default value is `TRUE`. If you do not use this parameter, the repository members are automatically deleted.

snapVolume

The name of the snapshot volume that you want to delete. Enclose the snapshot volume name in double quotation marks (" ") inside square brackets ([ ]).

deleteRepositoryMembers

The parameter to save or delete the repository members. To save the repository members, set this parameter to FALSE. To delete the repository members, set this parameter to TRUE. The default value is TRUE. If you do not use this parameter, the repository members are automatically deleted.

Minimum firmware level

7.83