Snapshot and restore issues
The section lists the known issues related to the snapshot and restore operations.
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Storage management issues
Vxsnap restore CLI command fails when specifying a full path name for a volumeRestoring COW snapshots causes earlier COW snapshots to be deletedCOW restore wizard does not update selected volumesSnapshot operation requires additional timeIncorrect message displayed when wrong target is specified in vxsnap diffarea commandRestore operation on SQL Server component with missing volume failsSnapshot of Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine results in deported disk group on Hyper-V guestEnterprise Vault restore operation fails for remote componentsPersistent shadow copies are not supported for FAT and FAT32 volumesCopy On Write (COW) snapshots are automatically deleted after shrink volume operationShadow storage settings for a Copy On Write (COW) snapshot persist after shrinking target volumeCopy On Write (COW) shadow storage settings for a volume persist on newly created volume after breaking its snapshot mirrorConflict occurs when VSS snapshot schedules or VSS snapshots have identical snapshot set namesVSS Writers cannot be refreshed or contactedTime-out errors may occur in Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writers and result in snapshots that are not VSS compliantvxsnapsql restore may fail to restore SQL Server databaseVSS Snapshot of a volume fails after restarting the VSS provider serviceCLI command, vxsnap prepare, does not create snapshot mirrors in a stripe layoutAfter taking a snapshot of a volume, the resize option of the snapshot is disabledIf the snapshot plex and original plex are of different sizes, the snapback fails