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Using the privileged delete feature

You can use an audited privileged delete to delete Enterprise-mode WORM files during the retention period. You must be a SnapLock administrator to perform a privileged delete.

  1. Creating an audit log
    You must create a SnapLock-protected audit log before performing a privileged delete or SnapLock volume move. The audit log records the creation and deletion of SnapLock administrator accounts, modifications to the log volume, whether privileged delete is enabled, privileged delete operations, and SnapLock volume move operations.
  2. Creating a SnapLock administrator account
    You must have SnapLock administrator privileges to perform a privileged delete. These privileges are defined in the vsadmin-snaplock role. If you have not already been assigned that role, you can ask your cluster administrator to create an SVM administrator account with the SnapLock administrator role.
  3. Enabling the privileged delete feature
    You must explicitly enable the privileged delete feature on the Enterprise volume that contains the WORM files you want to delete.
  4. Deleting WORM files using privileged delete
    You can use the privileged delete feature to delete Enterprise-mode WORM files during the retention period.