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Delete directories asynchronously on the cluster

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Beginning with ONTAP 9.8, you can use asynchronous delete functionality to delete directories from Linux and Windows client shares asynchronously (that is, in the background). Cluster and SVM administrators can perform asynchronous delete operations on both FlexVol and FlexGroup volumes.

If you are using a version of ONTAP earlier than ONTAP 9.11.1, you must be a cluster administrator or an SVM administrator using the advanced privilege mode.

Beginning with ONTAP 9.11.1, a storage administrator can grant rights on a volume to allow NFS and SMB clients to perform asynchronous delete operations. For more information, see Manage client rights to delete directories asynchronously.

Beginning with ONTAP 9.8, you can use asynchronous delete functionality using the ONTAP CLI. Beginning with ONTAP 9.9.1, you can use this functionality with System Manager. For more information about this process, see Take corrective action based on analytics.

System Manager

  1. Click Storage > Volumes, then click Explorer.

    When you hover over a file or folder, the option to delete appears. You can only delete one object at a time.

Note When directories and files are deleted, the new storage capacity values are not displayed immediately.