VMware, Inc.
Batch-based deletion of snapshots archived in cloud/object storage

Abstract:

According to one set of embodiments, a computer system can receive a request or command to delete a snapshot from among a plurality of snapshots of a dataset, where the plurality of snapshots are stored in cloud/object storage. In response, the computer system can add the snapshot to a batch of pending snapshots to be deleted and can determine whether the size of the batch has reached a threshold. If the size of the batch has not reached the threshold, the computer system return a response to an originator of the request or command indicating that the snapshot has been deleted, without actually deleting the snapshot from the cloud/object storage.