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Unable to delete busy snapshots - Snapshot copy has not expired or is locked

Unable to delete busy snapshots - Snapshot copy has not expired or is locked

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Category:: ontap-9

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Applies to

ONTAP 9
Snapshot copy
Volume Clone

Issue

Cannot delete snapshots
Error: Command failed: Snapshot copy "snapshot_name" of volume "vol_name" on Vserver "SVM_name" has not expired or is locked. Use the "snapshot show -fields owners, expiry-time" command to view the expiry and lock status of the Snapshot copy.
Snap list shows snapshots are busy (busy,vclone)
::> snap list -vserver svm_name -volume vol_name ::> snap list -vserver svm_name -volume vol_name -busy true