Modify and delete snapshot-consistent groups-Elastic Compute Service(ECS)-阿里云帮助中心

You can modify the name and description of a snapshot-consistent group. If you no longer need a snapshot-consistent group, you can delete it and its snapshots to avoid ongoing charges. This topic describes how to modify and delete snapshot-consistent groups.

Modify a snapshot-consistent group

Console

Go to ECS console - Snapshot-consistent Groups.
In the top navigation bar, select the region and resource group of the resource that you want to manage.
On the Snapshot-consistent Groups tab, find the snapshot-consistent group to modify. Hover over the name of the group and then click the icon.
Modify the name of the snapshot-consistent group as needed, and then click OK.

API

Call the ModifySnapshotGroup API to modify the name and description of a snapshot-consistent group.

Delete a snapshot-consistent group

Important

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

Limitations

A snapshot-consistent group cannot be deleted if:

The group contains shared snapshots. You must unshare the snapshots before you delete the snapshot-consistent group.
If snapshots in the group were used to create cloud disks, you must either forcibly delete the snapshots or release the cloud disks after confirming they are no longer needed. Then, you can delete the snapshot-consistent group.
If snapshots in the group were used to create custom images, you must delete the custom images after confirming they are no longer needed, and then delete the snapshot-consistent group.

Procedure

Console

Go to ECS console - Snapshot-consistent Groups.
In the top navigation bar, select the region and resource group of the resource that you want to manage.
On the Snapshot-consistent Groups tab, find the group to delete and click Delete Snapshot-consistent Group in the Actions column.
Review the details of the group and its snapshots, and then click OK.
- If the snapshot-consistent group contains no snapshots, only the group is deleted.
- If the snapshot-consistent group contains snapshots, the group and all its snapshots are deleted.

API

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