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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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