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Ralphael Johnson
Ralphael Johnson

Reputation: 55

Delete Azure Snapshots older than X days

I am close to what I need but I am missing something because the snapshot isn't removing. I think its the datetime string I have isn't all the way correct, so I am here for a little help. Here is my current PS code.

rg = 'snapshots'
$snapshotnames = (Get-AzureRmSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $rg).name

foreach($snapname in $snapshotnames)
{
    Get-AzureRmSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $rg  -SnapshotName $snapname |
        ?{($_.TimeCreated).ToString('yyyy-MM-dd') -lt ([datetime]::Today.AddDays(-1).tostring('yyyy-MM-dd'))} |
        remove-azurermsnapshot -force
}

The name of the snapshot is formatted like this with the below code: Testvm---2018-09-20

$timestamp = Get-Date -f ---yyyy-MM-dd
$snapshotName = $vmInfo.Name + $timestamp

So I think my problem area is this part 

?{($_.TimeCreated).ToString('yyyy-MM-dd') -lt ([datetime]::Today.AddDays(-1).tostring('yyyy-MM-dd'))} | remove-azurermsnapshot -force

Upvotes: 3

Views: 4213

Answers (1)

Joy Wang
Joy Wang

Reputation: 42053

Try the command below, the sample delete snapshots older then 10 days.

rg = 'snapshots'
$snapshotnames = (Get-AzureRmSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $rg).name

foreach($snapname in $snapshotnames)
{
    Get-AzureRmSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $rg -SnapshotName $snapname | ?{($_.TimeCreated) -lt ([datetime]::UtcNow.AddDays(-10))} | remove-azurermsnapshot -force
}

My specify test command:

Get-AzureRmSnapshot -ResourceGroupName joywebapp -SnapshotName joytestss1 | ?{($_.TimeCreated) -lt ([datetime]::UtcNow.AddDays(-10))} | remove-azurermsnapshot -force

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My snapshot:

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Also check the logs in the portal:

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Here is a similar issue, refer to this link.

Upvotes: 1

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