Dropping a database snapshot

In this recipe, we will drop an existing database snapshot.

How to do it...

Here are the steps to drop a database snapshot:

1. Open PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server object as follows:

   #import SQL Server module
   Import-Module SQLPS –DisableNameChecking
   
   $instanceName = "localhost"
   $server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName

3. Add the following script and run it:

   $databaseSnapshotName = "SnapshotDB_SS"
   
   #source database
   $db = $server.Databases[$databaseName]
   
   #for our recipe, drop snapshot if exists
   if($server.Databases[$databaseSnapshotName])
   {
       $server.Databases[$databaseSnapshotName].Drop()
   }

How it works...

Dropping a database snapshot using PowerShell and SMO is very similar to dropping an actual physical database. You need to create a handle in your database snapshot and use the Drop method:

$server.Databases[$databaseSnapshotName...