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Deleting a snapshot fails with error "Cannot delete a Snapshot copy in use by clone volume"

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Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

  • Attempting to delete a snapshot fails with the error：
    • CLI: Error: command failed: Cannot delete a Snapshot copy in use by clone volume.
    • GUI:

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  • The output  of snapshot show -fields owner or List of Owners from ASUP -> SNAPSHOT.XML displays cl which means  currently the clone operation owns the snapshot.

 

 

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