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Snapshot schedule failing with "Unexpected error"

Snapshot schedule failing with "Unexpected error"

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Category:: ontap-9

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Applies to

ONTAP 9
Snapshot Schedule

Issue

When the snapshot policy/schedule is supposed to make a snapshot, it fails with an error similar to the following:

ERROR    wafl.snap.create.skip.reason: Skipping creation of Snapshot Schedule Name – hourly.20xx-xx-xx Snapshot copy (Unexpected error.)