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Can a snapshot be taken out of the Snapshot Policy Rotation?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Snapshot

Answer

Yes, it is possible to retain the Snapshot by renaming the Snapshot name from the one defined in the Snapshot policy.

Example:

  1. Rename the Snapshot:
    Cluster1::> volume snapshot rename -vserver svm1 -volume rename -snapshot 5minS.2020-09-16_1815 -new-name 5minS.2020-09-16_1815_RENAMED
  2. next Day, the renamed Snapshot remains until manually deleted:
    cluster1::> volume snapshot show -vserver svm1 -volume rename
                                                                     ---Blocks---
    Vserver  Volume   Snapshot                                  Size Total% Used%
    -------- -------- ------------------------------------- -------- ------ -----
    svm1     rename
                      5minS.2020-09-16_1815_RENAMED            196KB     0%   33%
                      5minS.2020-09-18_1330                    144KB     0%   26%
                      5minS.2020-09-18_1335                    144KB     0%   26%
                      5minS.2020-09-18_1340                    288KB     0%   42%
                      5minS.2020-09-18_1345                    144KB     0%   26%
                      5minS.2020-09-18_1350                    232KB     0%   36%
                      5minS.2020-09-18_1355                    236KB     0%   37%
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