Which ONTAP CLI sequence would you use to create and manage snapshots?

• A. vol snapshot show to view; vol snapshot create to create; vol snapshot delete to remove
• B. vol snapshot create to create; vol snapshot show to view; vol snapshot delete to remove
• C. vol snapshot list to list; vol snapshot show to view; vol snapshot delete to remove
• D. vol snapshot create; vol snapshot show; vol snapshot delete

Answer: (B)

In ONTAP, snapshots are created, inspected, and then can be removed as part of a typical lifecycle. To manage them effectively, you create a snapshot with vol snapshot create, view its details with vol snapshot show, and delete it when it’s no longer needed with vol snapshot delete. The show command provides the snapshot’s name, creation time, and status so you can verify you have the right point-in-time image. If you just want to see what snapshots exist for a volume, vol snapshot list can be used, but for the basic create, inspect, and remove workflow, vol snapshot create followed by vol snapshot show and then vol snapshot delete is the standard sequence. For clarity, when applying these in practice you would include the specific volume and snapshot name, for example vol snapshot create .