3.4.0 Matrix Server Release Notes

PolyServe Matrix Server Release Notes 18

13988 vssadmin cannot be used with snapshots

When snapshots are created through the PolyServe

Management Console or the mx snapshot command, they are

created via the HP EVA array interface without the involvement

of VSS (Microsoftʹs Volume Shadowcopy Service). However,

when you select the “Shadow Copies of Shared Folders”

checkbox, sufficient information must be created to inform VSS

of the existence of the snapshot so that it can be shared to CIFS

clients. These SCSF-enabled snapshots are visible in the output

of vssadmin.exe list shadows and they are identifiable by their

all-zero GUIDS and other invalid information. These snapshots

are not real VSS snapshots, and cannot be deleted via the

vssadmin command. They should generally be managed with

the PolyServe Management Console or the mx snapshot

command instead.

13996 mx fs destroy partially destroys snapshots

Do not use the mx fs destroy command to remove a snapshot. If

you attempt to delete a snapshot with the mx fs destroy

command, the snapshot filesystem will be removed but the

snapshot will remain on the array. You will then need to

manually remove the snapshot LUNs from the array. (After

removing the LUNs, you will see disk import errors on the

console for the LUNs that were removed.)

If you need to delete a snapshot, either use the mx snapshot

destroy command or locate the snapshot on the PolyServe

Management Console, right-click, and select Delete.

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