Snapshot and Storage Lifecycle Policy

[ddm2]

Hi,

in the Problems Report I noticed these errors:

"snapshot backup: (image name) cannot be used with a lifcycle policy (SLP name) that does not include a snapshot destination"

It says the something is going wrong with the SLP.

It is a very simple SLP, with a backup and a duplication. In the source I use snapshots to make backups.

I'm confused bacause I can't figure out how to configure correctly the SLP.

Any help, suggestion or link to the right doc will be very appreciated.

Thanks.

[Marianne]

Please help us to see what you see...

Please post a screenshot of the SLP as well as the policy giving error:
bppllist <policy_name> -L

[mph999 · Accepted solution]

Hmm, can't find much in the DB ....

If you configure a snapshot method for a policy, and the schedule specifies a lifecycle policy, the life cycle policy must include a snapshot destination. Otherwise, an error such as the following appears in the NetBackup Problems report:

   snapshot backup: tashina11_1204305543 cannot be used with a 
    lifecycle policy NoSnapshot that does not include a snapshot 
    destination.

[ddm2]

Thanks for your answers.

I think that I've found the problem: I had the flag "Retain snapshot for Instant Recovery or SLP management" checked.

Unchecking that should solve the issue.

Thanks again.