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SCV backup fails due to failure to rename _recent snapshot

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Applies to

SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere (SCV)

Issue

SCV backup fails with error:

Failed to rename the snapshot on volume <VOLUME> on storage system <SVM>.
Error: Failed to rename the Snapshot copy "<RESOURCE_GROUP>_<POLICY>_scv_recent" of volume "<VOLUME>" on Vserver "<SVM>" to new name "<SNAPSHOT>".
Reason: Unable to set attribute "<NAME>" for Snapshot copy.
Reason: Snapshot already exists.

[ERR] Snapshot copy operation failed for volume <vol_name_. Reason: Error: A Snapshot copy with that name already exists.

 

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