CMMVC8844E The snapshot policy cannot be removed because of one or more associated volume groups.

Explanation

There are volume groups that have been associated to this snapshot policy. The snapshot policy cannot be removed unless -removefromvolumegroups is specified.

User response

Remove the volume group associations via volume group commands before reattempting the removal of the snapshot policy. Or if the user has the proper role, use the -removefromvolumegroups option to remove the volume group associations along with the snapshot policy.