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Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris Skips Hidden ZFS Snapshots
| KB ID: | 4004 |
| Product: | Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6.1 | 13 | 13.1 |
| Published: | 2020-08-25 |
| Last Modified: | 2024-12-11 |
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Challenge
Cause
Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris cannot back up hidden ZFS snapshots that are explicitly specified as a source for backup.
This is a by-design limitation from Oracle. By default, the .zfs directory is not visible when listing directory contents. This setting prevents backup software from inadvertently backing up snapshots in addition to new data.
Solution
snapdir, for example:
zfs set snapdir=visible <filesystem>If this KB article did not resolve your issue or you need further assistance with Veeam software, please create a Veeam Support Case.
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