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Snapshots managed by Commvault are not getting rolled off as per retention policy

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Applies to

  • Ontap
  • Commvault Intellisnap
  • Snapmirror

Issue

  • snapshot-delete API are logging failures in ONTAP:
 
0000002f.00212857 01b8c89c Mon Mar 17 2025 00:05:59 +05:30 [kern_audit:info:3280] 8503e8000032c1c2 :: cluster:ontapi :: 10.xx.xx.xx:37860 :: vs1admin :: snapshot-delete :: 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. 
 
  • It is also possible for snapshot-delete API to not arrive and not be logged.  
  • Either scenario, snapshot-delete API failing, or snapshot-delete API no longer arriving, have the same end result.

 

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