This page provides instructions for how to delete a snapshot.
Considerations
Consider the following limitations before you delete a snapshot:
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If you delete a volume, its snapshots delete automatically as well.
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While snapshots help improve recovery time and point objectives in a backup concept, they don't remove the need to create a second physical copy of the data. For more information, see Recovery Point Objective (RPO) .
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You can delete manual and scheduled snapshots.
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You can't delete internal snapshots manually.
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Deletion fails if the last backup was created using the snapshot you want to delete.
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Deletion fails if an existing snapshot was specified for a manual backup and that instance of the backup is the latest captured backup.
Delete a snapshot
Use the following instructions to delete a snapshot using the Google Cloud console or Google Cloud CLI:
Console
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Go to NetApp Volumes pagein the Google Cloud console.
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Click Volumes.
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Select the volume you want to edit.
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Click Show more.
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Select Delete.
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To confirm deletion, enter the snapshot name in the Snapshot namefield.
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Click Delete.
gcloud
Run the following command to delete a snapshot:
gcloud netapp volumes snapshots delete NAME \ --project = PROJECT_ID \ --location = LOCATION \ --volume = VOLUME_NAME
Replace the following details:
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NAME: the name of the snapshot you want to delete. -
PROJECT_ID: the project ID of the project you created the snapshot in. -
LOCATION: the location of the volume. -
VOLUMEthe name of the snapshot's volume.
For more options, see Google Cloud SDK documentation for NetApp Volumes volume snapshots .
What's next
Read about volume reversion .
