Delete snapshots
Once a snapshot is no longer needed, it can be safely deleted from a policy.
The retention policy automatically deletes the oldest snapshots according to the configured policy.
You have to delete all snapshots to be able to delete a policy.
Deleting a NetBackup for OpenStack snapshot does not delete any OpenStack Cinder snapshots. Those need to be deleted separately if desired.
There are two possibilities to delete a snapshot.
Possibility 1: Single snapshot deletion through the submenu
To delete a single snapshot through the submenu follow these steps:
On the Horizon console, navigate to NBOS Backups > Policies.
Identify the policy that contains the snapshot to delete.
Click the policy name to enter the policy overview,
Navigate to the Snapshots tab.
Identify the searched snapshot in the snapshot list
Click the drop-down under Actions column.
Click .
Click to confirm.
Possibility 2: Multiple snapshot deletion through checkbox in snapshot overview
To delete one or more snapshots through the snapshot overview do the following:
On the Horizon console, navigate to NBOS Backups > Policies.
Identify the policy that contains the snapshot to show.
Click the policy name to enter the policy overview
Navigate to the Snapshots tab.
Identify the searched snapshots in the snapshot list.
Select the check box for each snapshot that shall be deleted
Click .
Click to confirm.
nbosjm snapshot-delete <snapshot_id>
<snapshot_id> ID of the snapshot to be deleted.