PowerProtect: PPDM NAS Unity reached snapshot limit, error code: ABNA0026.

Summary: PPDM NAS Unity backup failed to reach the snapshot limit

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Symptoms

The following error is logged:
Unable to create the snapshot because the maximum number of snapshots already exists for the file system
The error code is ABNA0026.

Cause

Unity has a limit of 255 snapshots per filesystem.

Resolution

The behavior of Unity Storage is working as designed.

To prevent this error, split the backup into multiple jobs, or create more filesystems on Unity and move the shares to it.

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager
Article Properties
Article Number: 000218663
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 09 Jan 2024
Version:  2
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