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Oncommand 5: Importing externanal relation of existing Snapvault’s does not import existing Snapshots.

hondasuschi — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:33:43 GMT

I tried to import an existing SnapVault relation where some Snapshotes where already existing but does not import all existing Snapshots Volume newVault... %/used %/total date name ---------- ---------- ------------ -------- 22% (22%) 0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:21 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1720+0100 41% (29%) 0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:21 node2(0099926066)_newVault-base.1 (busy,snapvault) 51% (26%) 0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:16 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1715+0100 62% (38%) 0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:11 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1710+0100 70% (38%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:06 sv_hourly.0 73% (29%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:02 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100_1 77% (38%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:00 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100 80% (38%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly2 81% (24%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly Snapshots existing before import: node2(0099926066)_newVault-base.1 (busy,snapvault) 70% (38%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:06 sv_hourly.0 80% (38%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly2 81% (24%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly Only following is shown in DPR ---------- ---------- ------------ -------- 41% (29%) 0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:21 node2(0099926066)_newVault-base.1 (busy,snapvault) 51% (26%) 0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:16 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1715+0100 62% (38%) 0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:11 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1710+0100 73% (29%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:02 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100_1 77% (38%) 1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:00 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100 If we click in DPR on Backup-Version we can only see the Versions of PM...... and baseline. Means if Operator likes to restore from old Snapshots like sv_hourly... they are not shown. Why this is not working? For customer this would not be acceptable. Why import external relationship is not importing all ? Any solution?

Re: Oncommand 5: Importing externanal relation of existing Snapvault’s does not import existing Snapshots.

hondasuschi — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:30:49 GMT

Sorry ooutput now better...

I tried to import an existing SnapVault relation where some Snapshotes where already existing but does not import all existing Snapshots Volume newVault...

%/used       %/total date          name
---------- ---------- ------------ --------
22% (22%)    0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:21 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1720+0100
41% (29%)    0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:21 node2(0099926066)_newVault-base.1 (busy,snapvault)
51% (26%)    0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:16 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1715+0100
62% (38%)    0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:11 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1710+0100
70% (38%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:06 sv_hourly.0
73% (29%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:02 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100_1
77% (38%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:00 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100
80% (38%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly2
81% (24%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly

Snapshots existing before import:
node2(0099926066)_newVault-base.1 (busy,snapvault)
70% (38%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:06 sv_hourly.0
80% (38%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly2
81% (24%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 16:53 sv_hourly

Only following is shown in DPR
---------- ---------- ------------ --------
41% (29%)    0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:21 node2(0099926066)_newVault-base.1 (busy,snapvault)
51% (26%)    0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:16 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1715+0100
62% (38%)    0% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:11 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1710+0100
73% (29%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:02 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100_1
77% (38%)    1% ( 0%) Feb 27 17:00 PM_hourly_2012-02-27_1700+0100

If we click in DPR on Backup-Version we can only see the Versions of PM...... and baseline. Means if Operator likes to restore from old Snapshots like sv_hourly...
they are not shown. Why this is not working? For customer this would not be acceptable. Why import external relationship is not importing all ? Any solution?

Re: Oncommand 5: Importing externanal relation of existing Snapvault’s does not import existing Snapshots.

kjag — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:12:40 GMT

Hi,

AFAIK Protection Manager will manage the snapshots which created by Protection manager. For restoring snapshots not taken by PM, you need to use filer commands.

-KJag