Cannot create any more snapshots

Ops Center Protector User Guide

Version
7.7.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99PRT002-08
ft:lastEdition
2023-10-26

Problem:

When trying to create a snapshot, the following error message is logged:

Handler call failed: [...] failed to create snapshot pair [...]

Block storage has a limit of 1024 snapshots per LDEV. When this limit is reached, no more snapshots can be created.

Solution:

Review the RPO and Retention you have specified. If you set an overly aggressive RPO combined with long retention times then the snapshot limit can easily be breached.