6.2.12.27 rmvolumesnapshot

Delete volume snapshots.

Purpose

The rmvolumesnapshot command allows you to delete one or more Exascale volume snapshots.

Syntax

rmvolumesnapshot volume-snap-ID [ volume-snap-ID ]... [ --keep-data ]

Command Options

The options for the rmvolumesnapshot command are:

• volume-snap-ID: Identifies the volume snapshot being deleted. You can use the lsvolumesnapshot command to find the identifier for each volume snapshot.

• --keep-data: Optionally instructs the command to delete the metadata associated with the specified volume snapshot(s) while preserving the underlying volume data file(s) for potential future use.

Usage Notes

You must detach the volume snapshot before it can be deleted.

Examples

Example 6-190 Delete a Volume Snapshot

This example shows deleting the volume snapshot having the ID vol0002_snap0001_50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e.

@> rmvolumesnapshot vol0002_snap0001_50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e