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vxsnap delete

For COW snapshot operations:

vxsnap -x <Filename> [-f] delete
[writer=WriterName]

Deletes the COW snapshots corresponding to the information in the specified XML file. The XML file is deleted after all the snapshots have been successfully deleted.

The following attributes apply:

-x <Filename>

Name of the file that stores the metadata for COW snapshots. The file is created by the vxsnap create command.

-f

Forces the delete. Use this option with care.

Use the -f option when one or more snapshots in the snapshot set do not exist. For example, use the -f option when one or more snapshots in the snapshot set no longer exist because Windows has deleted older snapshots to make room for newer snapshots.

writer=WriterName

The name for the VSS Writer that is associated with the snapshots to be deleted.

Examples

vxsnap -x snapdata.xml delete writer="Microsoft Exchange Writer"

Deletes the Exchange COW snapshots corresponding to information in snapdata.xml.

vxsnap -x snapdata.xml delete writer=sqlserverwriter

Deletes the SQL COW snapshots corresponding to information in snapdata.xml.

vxsnap -x snapdata.xml delete

Deletes the COW snapshots corresponding to information in snapdata.xml.

vxsnap -x cow1.xml -f delete

Forces the deletion of the COW snapshots corresponding to information in cow1.xml.

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