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Short Description
Removes Dell EMC VNX storage snapshots.
Applies to
Platform: VMware
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Storage System: Dell EMC VNX
Syntax
Detailed Description
This cmdlet permanently removes a selected Dell EMC VNX 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 Dell EMC VNX storage volumes.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Get the volume snapshots you want to remove.
- Run Get-VNXHost to get the storage. Save the result to the $storage variable.
- Run Get-VNXVolume with the $storage variable to get the storage volumes. Save each volume to a separate variable: $volume1, $volume2, etc.
- Run Get-VNXSnapshot with the $volume1 and $volume2 variables. Save the result to the $snapshot variable.
- Remove the snapshots. Run Remove-VNXSnapshot with the $snapshot variable.
$storage = Get-VNXHost -Name "VNX Storage" $volume1 = Get-VNXVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOLUME1" $volume2 = Get-VNXVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOLUME2" $snapshot = Get-VNXSnapshot -Volume $volume1, $volume2 Remove-VNXSnapshot -Snapshot $snapshot |
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