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The smsap backup free command

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You can run the backup free command to free the Snapshot copies of the backups without removing the backup metadata from the repository.

Syntax

smsap backup free
-profile profile_name
[-label label [-data | -archivelogs] | [-id guid | -all]
-force
[-dump] [-quiet | -verbose]

Parameters

  • -profile profile_name

    Specifies the profile associated with the backup you want to free. The profile contains the identifier of the database and other database information.

  • -id guid

    Specifies the resources of the backup with the specified GUID. The GUID is generated by SnapManager when you create a backup. You can use the smsap backup list command to display the GUID for each backup. Include the -verbose option to display the backup IDs.

  • -label label

    Specifies the backup with the specified label.

  • -data

    Specifies the data files.

  • -archivelogs

    Specifies the archive log files.

  • -all

    Specifies all backups. To delete specified backups instead, use the -id or -label option.

  • -force

    Forces the removal of the Snapshot copies.

  • -quiet

    Displays only error messages in the console. The default is to display error and warning messages.

  • -verbose

    Displays error, warning, and informational messages in the console.

Example

The following example frees the backup:

smsap backup free -profile SALES1 -label full_backup_sales_May
Operation Id [8abc01ec0e79004b010e79006da60001] succeeded.