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Are Snapshots affected by SnapLock "privileged-delete"?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9.x
  • Snapshot
  • SnapLock Enterprise 

Answer

  • No, "privileged-delete" affects only the active file system and does not touch any Snapshot
  • A SnapLock locked Snapshot cannot be deleted prior to expiring

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