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Snapshot operation failed as snapshot limit is exceeded for some of the disks attached

The issue

ExtensionFailedSnapshotLimitReachedError

The snapshot failed as the snapshot limit has been reached.

The Solution

  • Remove any disk blob-snapshots
    warning

    Be careful not to delete disk blobs.

  • Got Azure Site Recovery enabled?
    • Ensure isanysnapshotfailed value to set to false: /etc/azure/vmbackup.conf
    • Schedule Azure Site Recovery to run at a different time so it doesn't conflict
  • Configure soft-delete retention so any snapshots are less than the maximum size