18.11 Deleting a Pool Snapshot using NSSMU or iManager

Use the Delete option to permanently remove one or more selected pool snapshots from the server. Deleting a pool snapshot removes the ownership of the space it occupied, freeing the space for reassignment. For guidelines, see Guidelines for Deleting Pool Snapshots.

IMPORTANT:Delete the oldest snapshot first in a first-created, first-deleted manner.

18.11.1 Using NSSMU to Delete a Pool Snapshot

  1. Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user.

  2. At the terminal console prompt, enter

    nssmu

  3. If the pool that has snapshots you want to manage is not active, select Pools from the main menu, select the pool, then press F7 to activate the pool.

  4. In NSSMU, click Snapshots.

  5. If the pool snapshot you want to delete is currently online, select the pool snapshot from the Snapshots list, the press F7 to dismount the pool.

  6. Select the pool snapshot that you want to delete from the Snapshots list, then press Delete to delete the snapshot.

  7. Click Y (Yes) to confirm the delete.

18.11.2 Using iManager to Delete a Pool Snapshot

  1. In iManager, click Storage > Pools.

    For instructions, see Section 10.2.5, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.

  2. In the server field on the Pools page, select a server to manage to view a list of its pools.

    For instructions, see Section 10.2.6, Selecting a Server to Manage.

  3. If the pool that has snapshots you want to manage is not active, select the pool from the Pools list, then click Activate.

  4. If a pool snapshot for the selected pool is currently online, do the following to offline the pool snapshot:

    1. If the snapshot volumes for the pool snapshot are currently mounted, go to the Volumes page, select the mounted snapshot volumes, then click Dismount.

    2. On the Pools page, select the pool snapshot from the Pools list, then click Offline.

  5. On the Pools page, select the active pool from the Pools list that has snapshots you want to manage, then click Snapshot to go to the Snapshots for: <poolname> page.

    IMPORTANT:If the selected pool is a online pool snapshot, the Snapshot option is not available. Select the original pool instead.

  6. In the Snapshots list, select one or more snapshots that you want to delete.

  7. Click Delete, then click Yes to confirm the delete.