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Failed to rename the VSS Snapshot as Snapshot already exists

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Applies to

  • SnapCenter plug-in for Exchange (SCE) 4.8
  • Logs and DBs located on same volume

Issue

  • SnapCenter plug-in for Exchange backup failing with error:
    Activity 'Renaming VSS Snapshot' failed with error: Rename snapshot '{d9e31e00-37c9-4eb8-9ce2-abc123def456}' failed: Failed to rename the Snapshot copy "{d9e31e00-37c9-4eb8-9ce2-abc123def456}" of volume <Volume_name> on Vserver <Vserver_name> to new name <Snapshot_name>. Reason: Unable to set attribute "name" for Snapshot copy. Reason: Snapshot already exists.
  • Exchange logs and DBs located on the same ONTAP volume

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