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How to setting the aggregate snapshot

AllenChang — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 03:05:08 GMT

I have two question about aggregate snapshot

1.How to use power shell to setting aggregate snapshot schedule?

2.how to delete aggregate snapshot by powershell ?

Thanks

Re: How to setting the aggregate snapshot

tahmad — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:12:59 GMT

I have not tried your queries in PowerShell but I found few links that might be helpful:

Community - Delete snapshot with powershell

Scheduling Snapshots with PowerShell module v1.2

Community - Using powershell to enabled scheduled snapshots

Re: How to setting the aggregate snapshot

chamfer — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:00:21 GMT

Hi @AllenChang can I ask what you are using aggregate snapshots for and is it for an old array?

NetApp advise "Aggregate Snapshot copies are used only to support the SyncMirror and MetroCluster technologies; they should not be used for data protection purposes."

AFAIK it deprecated "Starting in Data ONTAP 8.3.1, you can no longer create aggregate Snapshot copies using the Data ONTAP command-line interface (CLI). "

Re: How to setting the aggregate snapshot

AllenChang — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:13:47 GMT

Because I use the simulator not a physical hardware,

To avoid the root volume full,

I want maximum the available capacity to root volume,

so I need to reclaim all the available space in aggregate

Re: How to setting the aggregate snapshot

Ontapforrum — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:32:11 GMT

This kb has commands: (Not Poweshell)
https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/How_to_disable_aggregate_snapshots_in_Clustered_Data_ONTAP_8

You can try these commands for 'aggr0':
From node level:
node> snap sched -A aggr0 0 0 0
node> snap delete -A -a -f aggr0
node> aggr options aggr0 snapshot_autodelete on

On the side note: You can consider taking a snapshot of the working Simulator VM if you want to avoid simulator crashing or running into panic mode due to low rootvol size.