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Unable to delete clone volume base snapshot in AFF platform

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Last Updated:
10/14/2024, 6:45:20 AM

Applies to

  • AFF Platforms
  • ONTAP 9.9.1Px

Issue

  • Unable to Delete Base Snapshot in Clone volume without split fails with below error:
 
aff220-2n-rtp-4::*> snaps delete -vserver svm1 -volume  clonetest -snapshot test1
  (snapshot)

Warning: Deleting a Snapshot copy permanently removes data that is stored only
         in that Snapshot copy. Are you sure you want to delete Snapshot copy
         "test1" for volume "clonetest" in Vserver "svm1" ? {y|n}: y

Error: command failed: Snapshot copy "test1" of volume "clonetest" in Vserver
       "svm1" has not expired or is locked. Use the "snapshot show -fields
       owners, expiry-time, snaplock-expiry-time" command to view the expiry
       and lock status of the Snapshot copy.

 
::> snapshot show -volume <clone-vol> -fields busy,owners 
vserver volume    snapshot busy owners
------- --------- -------- ---- --------------
svm1    clone test1    true "volume clone"
svm1    test      hourly.2024-04-23_0205 false -
svm1    test      hourly.2024-04-24_0105 false -
svm1    test      hourly.2024-04-24_0205 false -
svm1    test      hourly.2024-04-24_0305 false -
svm1    test      hourly.2024-04-24_0405 false -
svm1    test      10min.2024-04-24_0410 false -
svm1    test      10min.2024-04-24_0420 false -
svm1    test      10min.2024-04-24_0430 false -
svm1    test      5min.2024-04-24_0430 false -
svm1    test      5min.2024-04-24_0435 false -
svm1    test      5min.2024-04-24_0440 false -
svm1    test      10min.2024-04-24_0440 false -
svm1    test      5min.2024-04-24_0445 false -
svm1    test      test1    true "volume clone"
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