6.3 HP StoreAll Storage File System User Guide (TA768-96093, June 2013)

Restoring files from snapshots
Users can restore files from snapshots by navigating to the appropriate snapshot directory and
copying the file or files to be restored, assuming they have the appropriate permissions on those
files. If a large number of files need to be restored, you may want to use Run Once remote replication
to copy files from the snapshot directory to a local or remote directory (see “Starting a replication
task ” (page 187)).
Deleting snapshots
Scheduled snapshots are deleted automatically according to the retention schedule specified for
the snapshot tree; however you can delete a snapshot manually if necessary. You also need to
delete on-demand snapshots manually. Deleting a snapshot does not free the file system space that
was used by the snapshot; you will need to reclaim the space.
IMPORTANT: Before deleting a directory that contains snapshots, take these steps:
• Delete the snapshots (use ibrix_snap).
• Reclaim the file system space used by the snapshots (use ibrix_snapreclamation).
• Remove snapshot authorization for the snap tree (use ibrix_snap).
Deleting a snapshot manually
To delete a snapshot from the Management Console, select the appropriate snapshot on the List
of Snapshots panel, click Delete, and confirm the operation.
To delete the snapshot from the CLI, use the following command:
ibrix_snap -d -f FSNAME -P SNAPTREEPATH -n SNAPSHOTNAME
If you are unsure of the name of the snapshot, use the following command to locate the snapshot:
ibrix_snap -l -s [-f FSNAME] [-P SNAPTREEPATH]
244 Creating StoreAll software snapshots