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Deleting an EVS Snapshot

Scenarios

When using EVS, you may encounter insufficient storage space, especially when the number of snapshots approaches the quota limit. This can directly affect the creation of new snapshots and other storage needs. If certain snapshots are no longer required or the snapshot count reaches the maximum allowed, you can delete unnecessary snapshots. It is recommended that you regularly check the snapshot usage and delete unnecessary snapshots to free up storage space and optimize resource management.

Prerequisites

The snapshot status must be Available or Error.

Constraints

Table 1 Constraints

Item

Description

Legacy snapshots
  • If a snapshot's source disk is deleted, all legacy snapshots of this disk will be deleted.
  • If you reinstall or change the server OS, snapshots of the system disk will be deleted. Those of the data disks can still 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 check details of such snapshots, but will not be able to delete them.

Standard snapshots
  • Standard snapshots will not be deleted even if their source disks are deleted.
  • When you delete a disk whose standard snapshots have Instant Snapshot Restore enabled, the standard snapshots will not be deleted, but Instant Snapshot Restore will be disabled automatically.
  • If you reinstall or change the server OS, standard snapshots will not be deleted, but Instant Snapshot Restore will be disabled automatically if it has been enabled for the standard snapshots of the system disk.

General constraints
  • If a snapshot is deleted, disks rolled back or created from this snapshot will not be affected.

Procedure

  1. Sign in to the EVS console.
  2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Elastic Volume Service > Snapshots.

    The Snapshots page is displayed.

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

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

Related Links

  • To check more snapshot FAQs, see Snapshot.
Parent Topic: Using EVS Snapshots