1. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.x
  2. Configuring the Appliance
  3. Configuring Cloud Backup
  4. Managing the Cloud Service
  5. Deleting a Cloud Backup (BUI)

Deleting a Cloud Backup (BUI)

After a cloud backup on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance is no longer needed, delete it using the appliance. Note that after a cloud backup delete operation is started, it cannot be cancelled.

If, on any appliance, a cloud backup restore operation is in progress that includes the cloud backup data, you cannot delete that cloud backup unless you confirm your action.

If the cloud backup is a parent snapshot with cloud backed-up incremental snapshots (children), you can delete the parent cloud backup if the incremental cloud backups were created without the property Require parent exists selected (on the cloud target). If the property Require parent exists was selected for any of the incremental snapshots, you cannot delete the parent snapshot from the cloud target. For more information, see Creating a Cloud Backup (BUI).

If the cloud backup contains a share with a snapshot with a retention hold, that snapshot and its share cannot be deleted until the retention hold is released. Therefore, the cloud backup cannot be deleted. However, filesystems, LUNs, and other snapshots within the share can be modified or deleted. For information about modifying a snapshot retention hold, see Editing a Snapshot Retention Policy (BUI).

Filesystem snapshots that contain files created with the file retention feature (not the snapshot retention feature) are subject to the rules governing file retention. For information, see Planning Guidelines for File Retention.

  1. From the Configuration menu, select Services, then Cloud.
  2. Click the Backups tab.

    The Backups list contains completed cloud backups, and is in chronological order.

  3. Find and hover over the cloud backup to be deleted, and click its delete icon image showing the cloud backup delete icon .

    You must force the delete action if the cloud backup is a parent snapshot with cloud backed-up incremental snapshots (children) that were created without the property Require parent exists selected (on the cloud target). To do so, hold the Shift key while clicking the delete icon.

  4. Confirm your action by clicking OK.

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