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Remove-HP4Snapshot

Short Description

Removes HPE StoreVirtual storage snapshots.

Note

If the four-eyes authorization is enabled, you cannot run this cmdlet. For more information, see the Four-Eyes Authorization section in the User Guide for VMware vSphere.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Storage System: HPE StoreVirtual (LeftHand/P4000), HPE StoreVirtual VSA

Syntax

Remove-HP4Snapshot -Snapshot <CSanSnapshot[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet permanently removes a selected HPE StoreVirtual storage snapshot from your virtual infrastructure.

Alias

Remove-VBRHPSnapshot

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Snapshot	Specifies the array of snapshots. The cmdlet will remove these snapshots.	Accepts the CSanSnapshot[] object. To get this object, run the Get-HP4Snapshot cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Examples

Example 1. Removing HPE StoreVirtual Storage Snapshot

This example shows how to remove the HPE StoreVirtual storage snapshot.

$snapshot = Get-HP4Snapshot -Name "HPE Volume 01 Snapshot"

Remove-HP4Snapshot -Snapshot $snapshot

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-HP4Snapshot cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $snapshot variable.
Run the Remove-HP4Snapshot cmdlet. Set the $snapshot variable as the Snapshot parameter value.

Example 2. Removing Snapshots of Several HPE StoreVirtual Storage Volumes

This example shows how to remove snapshots of several HPE StoreVirtual storage volumes.

$storage = Get-HP4Storage -Name "HPE 3PAR StoreServ"

$volume1 = Get-HP4Volume -Host $storage -Name "VOL01"

$volume2 = Get-HP4Volume -Host $storage -Name "VOL02"

$snapshot = Get-HP4Snapshot -Volume $volume1, $volume2

Remove-HP4Snapshot -Snapshot $snapshot

Perform the following steps:

Get the volume snapshots you want to remove.

Run the Get-HP4Storage cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $storage variable.
Run the Get-HP4Volume cmdlet. Set the $storage variable as the Host parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save each volume to a separate variable: $volume1, $volume2, etc.
Run the Get-HP4Snapshot cmdlet. Set the $volume1 and $volume2 variables as the Volume parameter values. Save the result to the $snapshot variable.

Run the Remove-HP4Snapshot cmdlet. Set the $snapshot variable as the Snapshot parameter value.

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