Caution: Mistakes in editing the configuration files can have negative consequences. It is important to always create backups of these files before making changes.

Perform the following steps:

1. Stop the ‘SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure’ (SMVI) service.
2. Create backups of the following files:
   %INSTALL%\netapp\Virtual Storage Console\smvi\server\repository\backups.xml
%INSTALL%\netapp\Virtual Storage Console\smvi\server\repository\scheduledBackups.xml
3. Open the following file:
   %INSTALL%\netapp\Virtual Storage Console\smvi\server\repository\scheduledBackups.xml

Important Note: Do not open this file with default Windows Notepad.  Edit with WordPad, Notepad++, etc.

4. Search the xml document for the name of the backup job.
   In this example, searching for a backup job named ‘hourly all’ results in the following:
   <backupJob>
<jobId>9a819990-0e73-49bf-aa09-3645125d1ebd</jobId>
<entities>
<entity>
<uuid>netfs://10.101.103.120//vol/sw</uuid>
<type>DATASTORE</type>
<name>p1-filera-nfs-prod1</name>
</entity>
<entity>
<uuid>netfs://10.100.100.28//vol/swdist</uuid>
.
.
.
</entities>
<hourlySchedule>
<startHour>2</startHour>
<startMinute>0</startMinute>
<startDate>2012-10-03T00:00:00-04:00</startDate>
<recurrence>1</recurrence>
</hourlySchedule>
<retention>
<count>1</count>
<type>TIME</type>
</retention>
<notification>
<addresses/>
<type>NO_NOTIFICATION</type>
</notification>
<scripts/>
<jobname>hourly all</jobname>
<noVmSnaps>true</noVmSnaps>
<updateMirror>false</updateMirror>
<jobState>ACTIVE</jobState>
<includeIndependentDisks>false</includeIndependentDisks>
<excludeDatastores/>
</backupJob>
5. Copy the string in the <jobId></jobId> field, then delete text from the first <backupJob> tag to the last </backupJob> tag for that specific job.
   Note: Using Notepad++ for this might be the best option, you can collapse that <backupJob> and delete the entire entity at once.
   <backupJob>       <– Delete from and including this line
<jobId>9a819990-0e73-49bf-aa09-3645125d1ebd</jobId>
<entities>
.
.
.
<excludeDatastores/>
</backupJob>    <–Down to and including this line
6. Save the changes and close the file.
7. Open the following file:
   %INSTALL%\netapp\Virtual Storage Console\smvi\server\repository\backups.xml
8. Search for all occurrences of <jobId> copied from scheduledBackups.xml
   In this example, searching for ‘9a819990-0e73-49bf-aa09-3645125d1ebd‘ results in the following:
   Note: These sections can be very long. These entries are 1800+ lines each.
   2 backups for that job:
   <backup uuid="ef8a06bd-78ca-4b5d-9208-78e64d089923" smviVersion="3">
<name>backup_hourly all_20121023090001</name>
<status>FAILURE</status>
<backupJobId>9a819990-0e73-49bf-aa09-3645125d1ebd</backupJobId>
<startTime>2012-10-23T09:00:01.656-04:00</startTime>
<endTime>2012-10-23T09:08:17.113-04:00</endTime>
<datastores>
<nfsDatastore name="eet_lsr_vapps" uuid="netfs://10.101.103.120//vol/eet_lsr_vapps">
<virtualMachines>
.
.
.
</datastores>
<snapshots/>
<noVmSnaps>true</noVmSnaps>
<includeIndependentDisks>false</includeIndependentDisks>
</backup>
<backup uuid="ef8a06bd-78ca-4b5d-9208-78e64d089923" smviVersion="3">
<name>backup_hourly all_20121023090001</name>
<status>FAILURE</status>
<backupJobId>9a819990-0e73-49bf-aa09-3645125d1ebd</backupJobId>
<startTime>2012-10-23T09:00:01.656-04:00</startTime>
<endTime>2012-10-23T09:08:17.113-04:00</endTime>
<datastores>
<nfsDatastore name="eet_lsr_vapps" uuid="netfs://10.101.103.120//vol/eet_lsr_vapps">
.
.
.
</datastores>
<snapshots/>
<noVmSnaps>true</noVmSnaps>
<includeIndependentDisks>false</includeIndependentDisks>
</backup>
9. For all backups matching that job, delete everything between the <backup> and </backup> tags.
   For example:
   <backup uuid="ef8a06bd-78ca-4b5d-9208-78e64d089923" smviVersion="3">       <– Delete from and including this line
<name>backup_hourly all_20121023090001</name>
.
.
.
<includeIndependentDisks>false</includeIndependentDisks>
</backup>    <–Down to and including this line
10. Save the changes to the backups.xml file and close it.
11. Open the following folder:
    %INSTALL%\netapp\Virtual Storage Console\smvi\server\repository\backup\jobs
12. In that location, look for a file containing the backup job ID. The format will be: job-<jobID>.xml
    For example:
    A file named: job-9a819990-0e73-49bf-aa09-3645125d1ebd.xml
13. Rename the file from .xml file to .old (or another identifying non-xml file extension).
14. Restart the SMVI service.