Commvault AUX Copy Fails – Snapshot Path Not Found on Fileserver
Applies to
- Active IQ Unified Manager (AIQUM) 9.16.x
- NetApp Data ONTAP 9.x
- Commvault AUX Copy Backup Tool
Issue
- Commvault AUX copy or archive jobs fail because the required snapshot is no longer available on the fileserver.
Commvault Error:
Error occurred while replicating snaps [XX.XX.XX.XX:SP_2_3846148_1779345185], for storage policy [COMMVAULT_ARCHIVE_Snapshot_Backup] copy [SnapMirror] MediaAgent Backup job [3846148]. Snap: [SP_2_3841756_1779186782] for path: [/<SVM_NAME>/CC_COMMVAULTCLS_SP_2045_Copy_2402_VOLUME_Data_Vol_Backup/VOLUME_Data] not found on fileserver: [<SVM_NAME>].Source: COMMVAULTCLS, Process: AuxCopyMgrAIQUM Audit Log:
2026-06-15 10:04:13 [:INFO]:admin:API:in:[MEDIA_AGENT_IP]::OnTapApi:Result=Success:snapshot-delete:{"snapshot":"SP_2_3890515_1781476515","volume":"<SRC_VOLUME_NAME>"}2026-06-15 10:04:13 [:INFO]:admin:API:out:[MEDIA_AGENT_IP]::<results status="passed"/>ONTAP Audit Log[kern_audit:info:3666] 8503e80002495c28 :: CLUSTER_NAME:ontapi :: <AIQUM_IP>:59402 :: SVM_NAME:admin :: <netapp xmlns="http://www.netapp.com/filer/admin" version="1.7" vfiler="SVM_NAME" originator_id="AIQ_UM"><snapshot-delete><snapshot>SP_2_3890515_1781476515</snapshot><volume>VOLUME_NAME</volume></snapshot-delete></netapp> :: Pending: