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Snapshots Not Auto Deleted in Veeam Backup

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9.13.1P4 Cluster Mode
  • Veeam Backup

Issue

Snapshots created during Veeam backup jobs are not automatically deleted after replication is completed. This behavior impacts storage utilization and causes concern about potential storage capacity issues.

Error:
This Snapshot copy is currently used as a reference snapshot copy by one or more SnapMirror relationships. Deleting the snapshot copy can cause future SnapMirror operations to fail.

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