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SVM DR snapshots are not automatically rotating on the source volume

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9.10.1+
  • SVM DR
  • Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP)

Issue

  • The number of snapshots on the source volume reaches the maximum.
  • Error when manually deleting old SVM-DR snapshots:

Cluster1::> set advanced

Cluster1::*> volume snapshot delete -vserver svm1 -volume vol1 -snapshot vserverdr.0.1234567-1234-1234-1234-1234567898.2022-11-15_111704 -force true -ignore-owners true

Error: command failed: Failed to delete snapshot "vserverdr.0.1234567-1234-1234-1234-1234567898.2022-11-15_111704" of volume "vol1" on Vserver "svm1". Reason: Snapshot copy has not expired or is locked. Use the "snapshot show -fields owners,expiry-time" command to view the expiry and lock status of the Snapshot copy.

  • Other possible reason for the error:

Reason: Snapshot copy is locked by anti-ransomware to preserve it

 

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