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Short Description
Removes snapshots of Universal Storage API integrated systems.
Applies to
Platform: VMware
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Storage System: IBM Spectrum Virtualize, INFINIDAT InfiniBox, Pure Storage
Syntax
Detailed Description
This cmdlet permanently removes a selected storage snapshot from your virtual infrastructure.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snapshot | Specifies the array of snapshots. The cmdlet will remove these snapshots. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.
Example
This example shows how to remove snapshots of several volumes.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Get the volume snapshots you want to remove. To do this, perform the following steps:
- Run Get-StoragePluginHost to get the storage. Save the result to the $storage variable.
- Run Get-StoragePluginVolume with the $storage variable to get the storage volumes. Save each volume to a separate variable: $volume1, $volume2, etc.
- Run Get-StoragePluginSnapshot with the $volume1and $volume2 variables. Save the result to the $snapshot variable.
- Remove the snapshots. Run Remove-StoragePluginSnapshot with the $snapshot variable.
$storage = Get-StoragePluginHost -Name "IBM Spectrum" $volume1 = Get-StoragePluginVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOLUME-01" $volume2 = Get-StoragePluginVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOLUME-02" $snapshot = Get-StoragePluginSnapshot -Volume $volume1, $volume2 Remove-StoragePluginSnapshot -Snapshot $snapshot |
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