Elastic Index Snapshot fails to delete when running Remove-EVIndexSnapShot
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Description
Error Message
Remove-EVIndexSnapshot : The index snapshot '' of the Enterprise Vault index
server '' cannot be deleted because the index snapshot repository
'' is in read-only mode.
At line:1 char:73
+ ... tory -OnlyInUse:$false | Get-EVIndexSnapshot | Remove-EVIndexSnapshot
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (Symantec.Enterp...EVIndexSnapshot:EVIndexSnapshot) [Remove-EVIndexSna
pshot], IndexSnapshotManagementException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : IndexSnapshotManagementSnapshotDeletionReadOnlyException,Symantec.EnterpriseVault.PowerS
hell.AdminAPI.RemoveEVIndexSnapshot
Cause
This error is seen when the EV Index Snapshot Location is in backup mode.
Resolution
Clear the backup mode flag from the EV Index snapshot location by running Clear-EVIndexSnapshotLocationBackupMode -Path in the Enterprise Vault Management Shell.
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