Does ONTAP have an automated method to delete manually created ONTAP snapshots
Applies to
- ONTAP 9x
- Snapshots
- Data Protection
Answer
- No, snapshots policies will only affect Snaps created by ONTAP. Manuallly created ones will probably require scripting
- Creating a manual snapshot with expiry-time does not remove a snapshot.
- Customer can attempt to use Snapshot AutoDelete See Note: Snapshot policies cannot be created for manually triggered snapshots
- Customer can use NetApp Communities Forums for assistance for a script
- Customer can contact NetApp Account Team for Professional Services.
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