rmsnapshot

Use the rmsnapshot command to remove the snapshot specified either by the snapshot name and the volume group or by the snapshot name and snapshot ID.

Syntax

Parameters

-snapshot name: (Optional) Specifies the name of the snapshot to be removed.
-volumegroup volumegroup_id_or_namevolumegroup_id_or_name_or_uuid: (Optional) Specifies the name or ID or UUID of the volume group with the snapshot to be removed.
-parentuid id: (Optional) Specifies the UID identifying the parent volumes of the snapshot.
-snapshotid snapshot_id: (Optional) Specifies the ID of snapshot to be removed.

Note: To remove a Safeguarded snapshot, you must have Security Administrator or superuser role. This access is only required if the snapshot is Safeguarded.

Note: This command is available during the upgrade process.

When using the partition IP address to run this command, consider the following:

The user must identify objects using the name or UUID. Short IDs cannot be specified when using the partition IP address.
Only objects belonging to the partition can be created or acted upon. When creating new objects, the -partition parameter will be auto-populated for the partition. You cannot move items out of a partition when using the partition IP address.

An invocation example

rmsnapshot -snapshot noon -volumegroup volumegroup12

The resulting output:

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