topic Re: Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume. in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7473#M1622 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Because it is SnapMirror target?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:07:13 GMT aborzenkov 2011-10-18T10:07:13Z Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume. https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7468#M1621 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">hi - idea any why does below msg is poping up ?</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">root# ssh filer snap delete sm_prod nightly.10<BR />Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume.</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:43:32 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7468#M1621 tk_venugopal 2025-06-05T06:43:32Z Re: Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume. https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7473#M1622 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Because it is SnapMirror target?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:07:13 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7473#M1622 aborzenkov 2011-10-18T10:07:13Z Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume. https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7477#M1623 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> nope</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:10:50 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7477#M1623 tk_venugopal 2011-10-18T10:10:50Z Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume. https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7482#M1624 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Volume sm__prod<BR />working...</P><P>&nbsp; %/used&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; %/total&nbsp; date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; name<BR />----------&nbsp; ----------&nbsp; ------------&nbsp; --------<BR />&nbsp; 0% ( 0%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0% ( 0%)&nbsp; Oct 18 00:00&nbsp; host (1873791004)_sm_prod.13 <BR />&nbsp; 3% ( 3%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1% ( 1%)&nbsp; Oct 17 23:00&nbsp; hourly.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp; 3% ( 1%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1% ( 0%)&nbsp; Oct 17 21:01&nbsp; nightly.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp; 4% ( 0%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1% ( 0%)&nbsp; Oct 17 19:00&nbsp; hourly.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp; 4% ( 1%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1% ( 0%)&nbsp; Oct 17 15:00&nbsp; hourly.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp; 8% ( 4%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3% ( 1%)&nbsp; Oct 17 11:00&nbsp; hourly.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp; 9% ( 1%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3% ( 0%)&nbsp; Oct 17 07:00&nbsp; hourly.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 10% ( 1%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3% ( 0%)&nbsp; Oct 17 03:00&nbsp; hourly.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 10% ( 1%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3% ( 0%)&nbsp; Oct 17 00:00&nbsp; host (1873791004)_sm_prod.12 <BR /> 12% ( 3%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4% ( 1%)&nbsp; Oct 16 21:00&nbsp; nightly.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 17% ( 6%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6% ( 2%)&nbsp; Oct 15 21:01&nbsp; nightly.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 22% ( 7%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9% ( 2%)&nbsp; Oct 14 21:01&nbsp; nightly.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 26% ( 7%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 11% ( 2%)&nbsp; Oct 13 21:00&nbsp; nightly.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 31% ( 8%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 14% ( 3%)&nbsp; Oct 12 21:00&nbsp; nightly.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 34% ( 8%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 16% ( 3%)&nbsp; Oct 11 21:00&nbsp; nightly.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 38% ( 7%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 19% ( 2%)&nbsp; Oct 10 21:01&nbsp; nightly.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 40% ( 6%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 21% ( 2%)&nbsp; Oct 09 21:01&nbsp; nightly.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 43% ( 7%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 23% ( 2%)&nbsp; Oct 08 21:00&nbsp; nightly.9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 44% ( 4%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 24% ( 1%)&nbsp; Oct 07 21:00&nbsp; nightly.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 47% ( 8%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 27% ( 3%)&nbsp; Oct 06 21:00&nbsp; nightly.11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 49% ( 9%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 30% ( 3%)&nbsp; Oct 05 21:00&nbsp; nightly.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /> 51% ( 8%)&nbsp;&nbsp; 33% ( 3%)&nbsp; Oct 04 21:00&nbsp; nightly.13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:17:50 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7482#M1624 tk_venugopal 2011-10-18T10:17:50Z Re: Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume. https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7487#M1625 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>And “vol status -v sm_prod”?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:19:50 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7487#M1625 aborzenkov 2011-10-18T10:19:50Z Snapshot operation not allowed on a read-only volume. https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7490#M1626 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How about the volume itself - isn't it in a resticted state?</P><P></P><P>What's the output of vol status -v?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:20:35 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Snapshot-operation-not-allowed-on-a-read-only-volume/m-p/7490#M1626 radek_kubka 2011-10-18T10:20:35Z