Ending SnapVault backups for a qtree

Why you end SnapVault backups

You can use the snapvault stop command to end the SnapVault backup process for a qtree when you no longer need the data in the primary storage system qtree to be protected.

Note
The descriptions and procedures in this section pertain to SnapVault backup of NetApp filers only. For descriptions and procedures pertaining to SnapVault backup of Open Systems drives and directories, see Setting up SnapVault backup on Open Systems platforms and Managing SnapVault backup of Open Systems platforms.

How to end a SnapVault backup

To end SnapVault backups for a specified qtree, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	From the secondary storage system, enter the following command: snapvault stop [sec_filer:]sec_qtree_path [sec_filer:]sec_qtree_path is the qtree that you no longer want to back up.

Example

filerB> snapvault stop filerB:/vol/sv_vol/qtree3

Result

SnapVault stops updating the qtree on the secondary storage system and deletes the qtree. Existing snapshots on the secondary storage system are unaffected, but as new snapshots replace the old ones, the data from the qtree whose backup was stopped will disappear.

Note
After you end the backup process from a SnapVault secondary storage system, you might want to release the now-obsolete snapshots on the primary storage system. For more information, see Releasing SnapVault relationships.