Delete Protection Policy operation

The Delete Protection Policy operation destroys a Data Protection (DP) policy, which removes it from the database. If the policy has been applied to any data sets, then the destroy operation fails. You must first un-map the policy from any of the data sets to which it had been applied before you destroy the policy.

The following table describes the elements for this request.

Adapter request elements for the Delete Protection Policy operation

Element	Definition	Required
`<operation-name>`	Specifies the name of the operation: `delete-protection-policy`	Yes
`<arguments>`	Specifies a list of arguments that is required for this operation	Yes
`<targets>`	Contains the parent XML element for the `<target>` element, which specifies the dynamic targets	Conditional; required if the adapter configuration is empty in Grid Manager
`<target>`	Contains the child XML `<targets>` element, which specifies the dynamic targets Using dynamic targets, you can define connection information for a remote host in an adapter request. This capability enables you to configure an adapter in Grid Manager by specifying configuration information in an adapter request. This XML element can have `<host>`, `<user-name>`, `<password>`, `<protocol>`, and `<port>` as its child elements. Notes An adapter configuration specified by using request-level dynamic targets takes precedence over Grid Manager level configuration information. If you specify the request-level dynamic target by using `<targets>`, the request ignores the `<targets>` element that is a child of the `<arguments>` element.	Conditional; required if `<targets>` is present in the adapter request
`<host>`	Specifies the host name or IP address of the server on which NetApp DataFabric Manager is running	Conditional; required if `<targets>` is present in the adapter request
`<user-name>`	Specifies the user name required to log on to the NetApp DataFabric Manager	Conditional; required if `<targets>` is present in the adapter request
`<password>`	Specifies the password that corresponds to the `<user-name>` The `<password>` element can contain an `encryption-type` attribute. The `encryption-type` attribute indicates whether the password specified is encrypted. Valid values for `encryption-type` attribute: Base64, Plain (default)	Conditional; required if `<targets>` is present in the adapter request
`<protocol>`	Specifies the communication protocol used by the adapter Valid values: http (default), https	No
`<port>`	Specifies the port on which NetApp DataFabric Manager is enabled Default values: 8088 (http), 8488 (https)	No
`<target>`	Specifies the child XML element of the `<arguments>` element You can use this element to specify the connection information for a DFM server. You can use a comma-separated list of configuration names, which executes the request simultaneously on all DFM servers identified by the configuration names. Valid values: The values specified for the `<target>` XML element must be the same as the values that have been specified for the name attribute of the `<config>` element in the Grid Manager adapter configuration. You can provide "ALL" as the value. In this case, the request is executed on all the DFM servers defined in the Grid Manager adapter configuration. You can specify multiple comma-separated names to allow for simultaneous execution of requests across multiple DFM servers. You can skip this element. In this case, the request is executed on the first defined Grid Manager adapter configuration. You can leave this element empty. In this case, the request is executed on the first defined Grid Manager adapter configuration. Note If you specify a request-level dynamic target by using `<targets>`, the request ignores this element.	No
`<protection-policy-name-or-id>`	Specifies the name of the policy to be destroyed	Yes

A sample adapter request for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter request for the Delete Protection Policy operation

<netapp-storage-request>
    <operation-name>delete-protection-policy</operation-name>
    <arguments>
      <targets>
        <target>
          <host>172.11.11.111</host>
          <user-name>username</user-name>
          <password encryption-type = "Base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>
          <protocol>http</protocol>
          <port>8088</port>
        </target>
      </targets>
      <target />
      <protection-policy-name-or-id>300</protection-policy-name-or-id>
    </arguments>
  </netapp-storage-request>

A sample adapter response for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter response for the Delete Protection Policy operation

<netapp-storage-response>
  <metadata>
    <status>success</status>
    <response-count>1</response-count>
  </metadata>
  <responses>
    <response>
      <metadata>
        <status>success</status>
        <count>0</count>
      </metadata>
    </response>
  </responses>
</netapp-storage-response>

Delete Protection Policy operation

Comments