SPDatabaseSnapshotCollection.SnapshotLimit property
Gets or sets the maximum number of database snapshots that can be saved.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property SnapshotLimit As Short
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As SPDatabaseSnapshotCollection
Dim value As Short
value = instance.SnapshotLimit
instance.SnapshotLimit = value
public short SnapshotLimit { get; set; }
Property value
Type: System.Int16
The maximum number of database snapshots of the database that can exist at any one time.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | An attempt is made to set the property to a value greater than 100 or a negative number. |
Remarks
The SnapshotLimit property cannot be set to more than 100.
Each time the value of a field on a list item is changed, the old value must be written to every existing database snapshot. Performance of the database can deteriorate significantly if the SnapshotLimit property is greater than 3.
The SnapshotLimit property is ignored by the built-in database snapshot management system of SharePoint Foundation if EnabledManagement is false.
You must call Update() to save changes to this property.
Examples
In the following example, db is an SPDatabase object.
db.Snapshots.SnapshotLimit = 4; db.Update();
See also
Reference
SPDatabaseSnapshotCollection class