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Why Snapshot Autodelete settings affect SnapCenter snapshots

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Applies to

  • SnapCenter (SC) 4.1 and higher
  • Snapshot autodelete enabled on volume(s)
  • SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Answer

Having Snapshot autodelete enabled can cause:

  • retention issues as it will delete the snapshots before SC can rename them
  • SC repository (NDB database) issues

To disable the setting:

"volume snapshot autodelete modify -vserver <vserver_name> -volume <volume_name> -enabled false"

Additional Information

Snapshot autodelete settings found here:

  • ASUP - VOL-STATUS-V
  • TYPE "volume snapshot autodelete show -vserver <vserver_name> -volume <volume_name>"

 

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