topic Re: how remove snapshoots from vault and then policy in Data Protection

how remove snapshoots from vault and then policy

GREGD — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:10:43 GMT

Snapcenter 4.1 , im new in snapcenter, we create at the begining a few policy after 5 days we change our backup strategy and create a new policies. Now we cannot delete the policies because there should be a backup attached. But i know that that retention should be over .

i check the databases where this poliy was attached . I remove manually the snapshoot which was attached to local copies and allso make check thaz al backups should be deleted.

but when i check the database.

i get this. under mirror the snapshoots are deleted. you see mirror there should be 32 copies but graphich shows 36 date is 25.9.2018

under vault i see that there are 36 copies snapshoots

you see there are also 21-24.9.2018.

so how can i delete this snapshoots that mirror and vault be the same? I dont remember that i should make a seperate retention policy of vault. So how to delete it or synchronize it.

Should i do it direct on netapp? Or how can i resolve this?

Re: how remove snapshoots from vault and then policy

stanton — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:17:13 GMT

You can see the retention on the ONTAP cluster. Use the command:

snapmirror policy show -policy <Policy name> -instance

See the Data Protection Power Guide for more information on the command.

Re: how remove snapshoots from vault and then policy

GREGD — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:20:06 GMT

Its strange , now when i check today the database in snapcenter. the number under mirror and vault are correct and older snapshoots where removed.

I only get the first error that i cannot remove policy.

but i will check it with your commands.

Re: how remove snapshoots from vault and then policy

GREGD — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:46:16 GMT

Now i check with powershell where which policy is added . and resoult the policy is not added.

But i cannt still not remove it.

https://kb.netapp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1081035/~/when-attempting-to-delete-a-policy-in-snapcenter%2C-the-deletion-fails-stating