rmvolumebackupgeneration

Use the rmvolumebackupgeneration command to delete a volume backup or cancel a volume snapshot operation that is in progress.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram rmvolumebackupgeneration -volumevolume_namevolume_id-uidvolume_UID-generationgen_id-all

Parameters

-volume volume_name | volume_id
(Optional) Specifies the volume snapshot by name or ID.
Note: The volume must exist on the local system.
The value for the volume name must be an alphanumeric string and the value for the volume ID must be a number. This parameter is mutually exclusive with -uid.
-uid volume_UID
(Optional) Specifies the volume snapshot UID. The value for a volume UID must be a number 0 - 32. This parameter is mutually exclusive with -volume.
-generation gen_id
(Optional) Specifies the snapshot generation to be deleted for the volume. Only a single snapshot generation is deleted. If the specified generation is for a snapshot operation that is in progress, that snapshot operation is canceled. The value for the generation ID must be a number. This command is mutually exclusive with -all.
-all
(Optional) Specifies deletion for all volume snapshots (which cancels all snapshot generations as well). This command is mutually exclusive with -generation.

Description

This command deletes a volume snapshot or cancels a volume snapshot operation that is in progress.
Note: If the:
  • Command completes immediately, the delete operation is performed asynchronously
  • Volume has more than one snapshot generation, you cannot delete the most recent snapshot generation

An invocation example

To delete snapshot generation 22 for volume with the UID 600507680CA880DF1800000000000007:

rmvolumebackupgeneration -uid 600507680CA880DF1800000000000007 -generation 22

The resulting output:

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