Snapshot management in hierarchical storage infrastructure

A computer program product for snapshot management in a storage infrastructure, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to identify one or more snapshots within layers of the storage infrastructure;
• program instructions to determine one or more relationships of the one or more identified snapshots of the storage infrastructure, wherein the relationships at least in part include relations of one or more entities included in the one or more snapshots to additional one or more entities in the one or more snapshots of the storage infrastructure;
• program instructions to identify one or more duplicate snapshots utilizing the one or more determined relationships of the one more identified snapshots;
• and
• program instructions to consolidate the one or more identified duplicate snapshots.

A computer system for snapshot management in a storage infrastructure, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer-readable storage media;
• program instructions to identify one or more snapshots within layers of the storage infrastructure;
• program instructions to determine one or more relationships of the one or more identified snapshots of the storage infrastructure, wherein the relationships at least in part include relations of one or more entities included in the one or more snapshots to additional one or more entities in the one or more snapshots of the storage infrastructure;
• program instructions to identify one or more duplicate snapshots utilizing the one or more determined relationships of the one more identified snapshots;
• and
• program instructions to consolidate the one or more identified duplicate snapshots.