The symsnapvx terminate -older_than -snapid SnapsetID -force command for SnapVX session that is created by snapshot policy fails with "The requested feature is not supported for this microcode or SYMAPI version" in SE 9.2.1 and PowerMaxOS 5978.711.711.
# symsnapvx -sid xxx -sg yagi_SG01 list -detail -snapid
Storage Group (SG) Name : yagi_SG01
SG's Symmetrix ID : 000xxxxxxxxx (Microcode Version: 5978)
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Snapshot Total
Sym Flags Dev Size Deltas Non-Shared
Dev Snapshot Name Snapid FLRG TSEB Snapshot Timestamp (Tracks) (Tracks) (Tracks) Expiration Date
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01980 testsnap 140107810817 .... .... Fri Sep 3 03:00:03 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107808257 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:58 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107805953 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:53 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107791361 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:25 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
01981 testsnap 140107810817 .... .... Fri Sep 3 03:00:03 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107808257 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:58 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107805953 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:53 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107791361 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:25 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
01982 testsnap 140107810817 .... .... Fri Sep 3 03:00:03 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107808257 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:58 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107805953 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:53 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
testsnap 140107791361 .... .... Fri Sep 3 02:59:25 2021 1310760 0 0 NA
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0 0
Flags:
(F)ailed : X = General Failure, . = No Failure
: S = SRP Failure, R = RDP Failure, I = Establish in progress
(L)ink : X = Link Exists, . = No Link Exists
(R)estore : X = Restore Active, . = No Restore Active
(G)CM : X = GCM, . = Non-GCM
(T)ype : Z = zDP snapshot, S = Policy snapshot, C = Cloud snapshot
: P = Persistent Policy snapshot, . = Manual snapshot
(S)ecured : X = Secured, . = Not Secured
(E)xpanded : X = Source Device Expanded, . = Source Device Not Expanded
(B)ackground: X = Background define in progress, . = No Background define
# symsnapvx -sid xxx -sg yagi_SG01 -snapshot_name testsnap terminate -older_than -snapid 140107805953 -force -nop -v
Terminate operation execution is in progress for the storage group yagi_SG01. Please wait...
SELECTING Source Devices:
Symmetrix: 000xxxxxxxxx
Device: 01980 [SELECTED for Terminate]
Device: 01981 [SELECTED for Terminate]
Device: 01982 [SELECTED for Terminate]
STARTING a SNAPVX 'TERMINATE' operation for SG 'yagi_SG01', snapshot 'testsnap', snapid 140107805953
The SNAPVX 'TERMINATE' operation FAILED.
The requested feature is not supported for this microcode or SYMAPI version
The -older_than and -keep_count options with terminate action can be performed for automated policy snapshots only and terminate action without -older_than or -keep_count option should be performed for manual snapshots.