Deleting an EVS Snapshot

Scenarios

If you no longer require certain snapshots or the snapshot quantity reaches the maximum allowed, you can delete the snapshots.

Prerequisites

• The snapshot status must be Available or Error.

Notes and Constraints

• If a snapshot is deleted, disks rolled back or created from this snapshot are not affected.

• If a snapshot's source disk is deleted, all legacy snapshots of this disk are also deleted.
• If you reinstall or change the server OS, snapshots of the system disk are automatically deleted. Those of the data disks can be used as usual.
• A snapshot whose name starts with autobk_snapshot_vbs_, manualbk_snapshot_vbs_, autobk_snapshot_csbs_, or manualbk_snapshot_csbs_ is automatically generated during backup. You can only check details of such snapshots and cannot delete them.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Storage > Elastic Volume Service.

   The Elastic Volume Service page is displayed.

3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Elastic Volume Service > Snapshots.

   The Snapshots page is displayed.

4. In the snapshot list, locate the target snapshot and click Delete in the Operation column.
5. In the displayed dialog box, confirm the information and click Yes.

   If the snapshot disappears from the snapshot list, the snapshot is deleted successfully.