Remove-VNXSnapshot

Short Description

Removes Dell VNX 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.

Platform: VMware

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

Storage System: Dell VNX

Syntax

Remove-VNXSnapshot -Snapshot <ISanSnapshot[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet permanently removes a selected Dell VNX storage snapshot from your virtual infrastructure.

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-VNXSnapshot` cmdlet.	`ISanSnapshot[]`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Removing Snapshots of Several Dell VNX Storage Volumes

This example shows how to remove snapshots of several Dell VNX storage volumes.

$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

Perform the following steps:

Get the volume snapshots you want to remove.
- Run the Get-VNXHost cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $storage variable.
- Run the Get-VNXVolume 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-VNXSnapshot cmdlet. Set the $volume1 and $volume2 variables as the Volume parameter values. Save the result to the $snapshot variable.
Run the Remove-VNXSnapshot cmdlet. Set the $snapshot variable as the Snapshot parameter value.