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SnapCenter backup failure due to volume maximum snapshot limit

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SnapCenter Server

Issue

  • SnapCenter backup operations are failing with error, “Cannot exceed maximum number of Snapshot copies” on the storage controller volume housing the DB files.
  • Error seen in SMCore_XXXX.log on the database host with the failed backup :
Snapshot operation failed for some of the volumes [Storage System:
<SVM_NAME>]
Snapshot copy operation failed for volume <VOLUME_NAME>. Reason: Cannot exceed
maximum number of Snapshot copies.
Snapshot operation failed for some of the volumes [Storage System:
<SVM_NAME>]

 

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