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Archived Snapshots cannot be imported via PowerShell

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Applies to

  • SnapCenter Server (SC) 4.3.1
  • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL (SCSQL) 
  • SnapManager for SQL (SMSQL) 7.2.1

Issue

  • SnapVault archived snapshots cannot be imported from SnapManager for SQL to SnapCenter Plug-In for SQL when using the PowerShell cmdlet: Invoke-SmBackupMigration -HostName <scsql_host> -PluginCode SMSQL 
  • The below error is reported in the SMSQL_log: 
[...] System.Exception: Please specify retention count or retention days
[...] Please specify retention count or retention days
[...] ErrorMessage (Migration aborted because the policy [INTERNAL_MIGRATED_POLICY] creation failed due to Please specify retention count or retention days)
[...] Migration aborted because the policy [INTERNAL_MIGRATED_POLICY] creation failed due to Please specify retention count or retention days

[...] Going to Call  Discovery from GetMigratableBackups.
[...] GetSqlDiscoveredResouces Start
[...] Passing Host Run as
[...] Start PerformClusterEnumeration
[...] Invalid Input: request is not valid
[...] GetMigratableBackups function failed
[...] GetMigratableBackups Done

 

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