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Modify or delete a snapshot-consistent group

Updated at: 2025-03-26 10:15
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You can modify the name and description of a snapshot-consistent group. If you no longer require a snapshot-consistent group, you can delete the group and the snapshots in the group to prevent unnecessary costs. This topic describes how to modify and delete a snapshot-consistent group.

Modify a snapshot-consistent group

Use the ECS console

  1. Visit ECS Console - Snapshot-consistent Groups.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the ECS instance resides.image.png

  3. On the Snapshot-consistent Groups tab, find the snapshot-consistent group that you want to modify, move the pointer over the name of the snapshot-consistent group, and then click the image icon.

  4. Modify the name of the snapshot-consistent group based on your business requirements and click Confirm.

Call an API operation

Call the ModifySnapshotGroup operation to modify the name or description of a snapshot-consistent group.

Delete a snapshot-consistent group

Important

When you delete a snapshot-consistent group, the snapshots in the group are also deleted. Before you delete a snapshot-consistent group, make sure that you no longer require the snapshots in the group. Deleted snapshots cannot be restored and the snapshot data cannot be recovered. Proceed with caution.

Limits

You cannot delete a snapshot-consistent group in the following scenarios:

  • Snapshots in the snapshot-consistent group are shared. Before you can delete the snapshot-consistent group, you must unshare the snapshots. For information about how to unshare a snapshot, see the Unshare a snapshot section of the "Share a snapshot" topic.

  • Cloud disks are created from snapshots in the snapshot-consistent group. Before you can delete the snapshot-consistent group, you must forcefully delete the snapshots or release the cloud disks. For information about how to delete a snapshot, see Delete a snapshot. For information about how to release a cloud disk, see Release a disk.

  • Custom images are created from snapshots in the snapshot-consistent group. Before you can delete the snapshot-consistent group, you must delete the custom images. For information about how to delete a custom image, see Delete a custom image.

Procedures

Use the ECS console

  1. Visit ECS Console - Snapshot-consistent Groups.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the ECS instance resides.image.png

  3. On the Snapshot-consistent Groups tab, find the snapshot-consistent group that you want to delete and click Delete Snapshot-consistent Group in the Actions column.

  4. Confirm the information about the snapshot-consistent group and the snapshots in the group and click OK.

    • If the snapshot-consistent group does not contain snapshots, only the group is deleted.

    • If the snapshot-consistent group contains snapshots, the group and the snapshots in the group are deleted.

Call an API operation

Call the DeleteSnapshotGroup operation to delete a snapshot-consistent group.

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