Error 0: destination requested snapshot that does not exist. Error updating relationship NDMP_SV_ (4045464)

Title: Error updating relationship NDMP_SV_RPL_SNAPSHOT
Date: 01/2008
NV Version: Netvault 7.4.5
OS Version: Solaris 10
Application version: N/A
Plugin version: SnapVault Manager 1.6

Description:Error 0: destination requested snapshot that does not exist. Error updating relationship NDMP_SV_RPL_SNAPSHOT

Symptoms: After creating a successful establishment between the Primary and Secondary, updates that are attempted fail. Logs indicate the following;
Error 2008/01/10 09:56:02 63 Data Plugin Server SnapVault: ERROR 0: destination requested snapshot that does not exist on the source
Error 2008/01/10 09:56:02 63 Data Plugin Server Error updating relationship NDMP_SV_RPL_SNAPSHOT
Error 2008/01/10 09:56:02 63 Jobs Server Fatal error: Backup failed
Error 2008/01/10 09:56:02 63 Jobs Server Job Status: Backup Failed
Job Message 2008/01/10 09:56:02 63 Jobs Server Finished job 63, phase 1 (instance 1)

According to the NetApp SnapVault Best Practices Guide.

The SnapVault secondary has initiated a transfer, but the Snapshot copy doesn't exist on the source. Either the SnapVault command was entered incorrectly or the Snapshot copy was deleted on the primary.
The relevant error message;
"destination requested snapshot that does not exist on the source";

http://www.netapp.com/library/try/3487.pdf

Page 42.


When performing a transfer, Naval first creates a snapshot on the primary filer and transfers data from that snapshot. The error indicates the snapshot was not created; commonly due to lack of disk space. Have a look at the 'd' output on the primary filer. Also check the 'snappier' log file on both the primary & secondary present in /viol/viol/etc/log.