Snapshot operation not allowed due to clones backed by snapshots
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- File based snap restore
- Snapshot based NetApp software (Snap Creator (CommVault), SnapManagers, SnapCenter)
Issue
A manual or scheduled Snapshot operation is failing with the following error:
1/5/2019 09:05:00 Cluster1-01 ERROR wafl.snap.create.skip.reason: vol01 <UUID>: Skipping creation of hourly.<time> Snapshot copy (Snapshot operation not allowed due to clones backed by snapshots. Try again after sometime.).