Problem description
When attempting to delete a backup recovery point from the Backups page in the Druva Management Console for an Amazon EC2 instance or EBS volume, the deletion request fails and the operation is blocked.
This issue occurs specifically when attempting to manually delete the most recent (latest) available recovery point/snapshot for a protected resource.
Cause
This is expected behavior by design.
Druva uses the most recent recovery point as the baseline anchor to process subsequent incremental backups for the protected AWS resource. Deleting the latest snapshot would break the incremental backup chain and prevent future backup jobs from running successfully. To ensure backup integrity and data consistency, Druva restricts manual deletion of the latest active recovery point.
Traceback
The following error message is displayed in the Druva Management Console UI or Audit Logs during the deletion attempt:
The backup cannot be deleted as it is the most recent snapshot in Storage and is required to process the next backups for this resource.
Resolution
Understand System Behavior: Verify if the snapshot truly needs to be deleted. In standard operations, retaining the baseline recovery point is necessary for ongoing protection.
Delete Older Recovery Points: If you are trying to free up storage or clean up redundant data, you can delete any older intermediate recovery points; only the most recent snapshot is locked.
Contact Druva Support: If you have an exceptional operational requirement (e.g., decommissioning the resource entirely, addressing compliance requirements, or overriding the baseline snapshot), contact Druva Support for assistance in safely removing the locked recovery point.
Include and exclude filters
Not Applicable: Include and exclude filters apply to file-level/volume-level backup selections and do not bypass or override baseline recovery point deletion protection rules.
Verification
To verify the state of your recovery points:
Log in to the Druva Management Console.
Navigate to AWS Workloads > Select the Account.
Select the target resource and click the Recovery Points tab.
Confirm that older recovery points can be deleted while the top-most (latest) snapshot displays the retention lock rule.