Explicitly deleting an individual backup

Select the SnapManager Restore tab in the SnapManager interface.

Select the storage group (Store) in which the backup resides.

Right-click the backup you want to delete and select Delete .

Result

The Delete Single Backup dialog box appears and displays current information about the selected restore backup.

Note
You cannot delete the most recent backup for any storage group.

Be sure to review the list of backups sharing this Snapshot copy; all of these backups will be deleted at the same time.

If you want to retain up-to-the-minute restore ability for older backups in other backup management groups, leave that option selected.

• If you select this option, transaction logs will be deleted only from this backup management group; transaction logs will not be deleted from other backup management groups.
• If you clear this option, transaction logs will be deleted from other backup management groups as well.

For more information about this option, see Option to retain up-to-the-minute restore ability.

Click OK.

Result

The backup is deleted.