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Deleting restartable dump command backups

Deleting restartable backups  Top

To delete a restartable backup, complete the following step.

Step

Action
1

Enter the following command:

backup terminate ID

ID is the unique ID displayed in the dump table displayed by the backup status command.

Result

The command deletes the specified restartable backup.

How the dump command deletes restartable backups automatically  Top

To prevent restartable backups from accumulating on a filer and taking up unreasonable amounts of disk space, the dump command automatically checks the the snap reserve every 10 minutes. If the snap reserve is over 100%, the oldest restartable backups are deleted until snap reserve usage drops below 100% or there are no more restartable backups to delete.

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