Deleting snapshots - FSx for ONTAP
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Deleting snapshots

Use the volume snapshot delete ONTAP CLI command to manually delete snapshots, replacing the following placeholder values with your data:

  • Replace svm_name with the name of the SVM that the volume is created on.

  • Replace vol_name with name of the volume.

  • Replace snapshot_name with the name of the snapshot. This command supports wildcard characters (*) for snapshot_name. Therefore, you can delete all hourly snapshots, for example, by using hourly*.

Important

If you have Amazon FSx backups enabled, Amazon FSx retains a snapshot for the most recent Amazon FSx backup of each volume. Those snapshots are used to maintain incrementality between backups, and must not be deleted by using this method. For more information, see Viewing the common snapshot.

FsxIdabcdef01234567892::> volume snapshot delete -vserver svm_name -volume vol_name -snapshot snapshot_name