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Are volume snapshots needed to be removed in advance when deleting a volume on ONTAP

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Volume delete
  • Snapshot delete

Answer

  • When deleting a volume in ONTAP, all associated snapshots are also deleted automatically.
  • There is no need to delete snapshots individually before deleting the volume.

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