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Enter the command snap --list --vol
<volume_name> | awk '$4 ==
"Yes"'
This command displays only the online snapshots for the volume you specify
with volume_name parameter .
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If you are running NimbleOS 2.3.x or later, you can narrow the snapshot list
down so that it displays only the online unmanaged snapshots on a specific
volume. Enter:
snap --list --unmanaged --vol <volume_name> |
awk '$4 == "Yes"'
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Determine the state of the snapshot and whether it has actively connected
initiators by entering:
snap --info <snapshot_name>
--vol
<volume_name>
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4. If there are active connectors, complete the operation that is in progress;
for example migrating or moving data.
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Determine whether there is a reason to have the online snapshot in the
future:
- Is the snapshot required by an application or script. If it is, take the
following actions:
- Check the retention schedule to make sure the snapshot will be
removed at a future date.
- Disconnect the snapshot from the host before the next snapshot
deletion operation is scheduled to occur.
- Is this the only common snapshot between the upstream array and the
downstream array. If it is, then deleting the snapshot would cause the
volume to need a full re-seed.
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If you do not need to maintain an online snapshot, perform the following
steps:
- Disconnect the snapshot from the host.
- Make it offline.
- Delete it.