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SC delete backup job fails with: Cannot delete a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails

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Applies to

SnapCenter (SC)

Issue

  • When attempting to remove a stuck backup job with command Remove-SmJobs -JobId <JobId_Number>, no error message appears on screen; however the following error message is reported in the Job Monitor for the corresponding removal Job ID:
 
An error occurred while updating the entries. See the inner exception for details. InnerException Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (`nsm`.`nsm_cobackupinfo`, CONSTRAINT `FK_nsm_CoBackupInfo_nsm_Backup1` FOREIGN KEY (`nsm_CoBackup_Id`) REFERENCES `nsm_Backup` (`nsm_Backup_Id`) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION)
 
 

 

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