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# Suspend the snapshot policy associated with the storage group

The Snapshot policy feature provides snapshot orchestration at scale (1,024 snaps per storage group). The feature simplifies snapshot management for standard and cloud snapshots.

## Prerequisites

See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

## About this task

See Understanding Snapshot policy for an overview of the snapshot policy functionality.

This operation allows you to suspend snapshot policies associated with the storage group.

This operation can be invoked from multiple locations in the Unisphere user interface. Depending on where the operation is invoked, some of the steps below may not apply.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports snapshot policies.
2. Do one of the following:
   - Click the storage group number on the Protection dashboard.
   - Select DATA PROTECTION > Snapshot Policies and click the storage group number on a snapshot policy card.
   - Select DATA PROTECTION > Snapshot Policies and click the compliance number or non-compliance number on a snapshot policy card.
3. Select one or more or all snapshot policies and click Suspend.