Not all Data ONTAP capabilities are available on FlexClone volumes.
The following operations are not allowed on parent volumes or their clones:
- You cannot delete the base Snapshot copy in a parent volume while a FlexClone volume using that Snapshot copy exists. The base Snapshot copy is the Snapshot copy that was used to create the FlexClone volume, and is marked busy, vclone in the parent volume.
- You cannot perform a volume SnapRestore operation on the parent volume using a Snapshot copy that was taken before the base Snapshot copy was taken.
- You cannot destroy a parent volume if any clone of that volume exists.
- You cannot clone a volume that has been taken offline, although you can take the parent volume offline after it has been cloned.
- You cannot perform a vol copy command using a FlexClone volume or its parent as the destination volume.
- There are some limitations on how you use SnapMirror with FlexClone volumes.
