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NDMP backup fails by error "Write to socket failed"

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)
  • Data Management Application (DMA)

Issue

  • NDMP backup fails by error "Write to socket failed".
  • "Interrupted system call" and "Write to socket failed" is detected in /mroot/etc/log/backup.


<VOLUME_PATH> Phase_change (IV)
<VOLUME_PATH>  Log_msg (Write DIRNET for BKP ID=<ID>, type=3 interrupted while at waiting for max inflight. Error = Interrupted system call.)
<VOLUME_PATH>  Error (Write to socket failed)
<VOLUME_PATH>  Tape_close (ndmp)

  • Receiving ABORT command can be seen in /mroot/etc/log/mlog/ndmpd.log with debug option.

Example:

DEBUG: DMA>>S V4 sequence=22 (0x16)
DEBUG:      Time_stamp=0x5eb1c253 (May  6 04:45:23 2020)
DEBUG:      message type=0 (NDMP4_MESSAGE_REQUEST)
DEBUG:      message_code=0x403 (NDMP4_DATA_ABORT)
DEBUG:      reply_sequence=0 (0x0)
DEBUG:      error_code=0 (NDMP4_NO_ERR)
DEBUG: DATA abort: called
 INFO: DATA: received ABORT command (-0:00:10)

 INFO: DATA: requesting D-Blade backup ABORT (-0:00:10)
DEBUG: COMMON_State::data_abort: called
DEBUG: C>BKUP (ndmp_client) NDMPD2BR_SESSION_ABORT
DEBUG:      sess_handle 0x3d000000005 seq 14 (0xe)
DEBUG:      context: mode(C) persona(VSERVER) vfid(0)
DEBUG: Time_Out::Timer 0x807b547c0 1588708216.873794 vs 1588707933.541800 (next 0x0)
DEBUG: Time_Out::next timeout 1588708216.873794
DEBUG: S<BKUP (ndmp_server) BR2NDMPD_LOG_MESSAGE
DEBUG:      sess_handle 0x3d000000005 seq 127 (0x7f)
DEBUG:      log_type 2 (LOG_TYPE ERROR)
DEBUG:      msg (DUMP: Error: Write to socket failed\n)
DEBUG: S>BKUP (ndmp_server) BR2NDMPD_LOG_MESSAGE
DEBUG: COMMON_State::posts_log_message called
DEBUG: DMA<<S V4 sequence=148 (0x94)
DEBUG:      Time_stamp=0x5eb1c25d (May  6 04:45:33 2020)
DEBUG:      message type=0 (NDMP4_MESSAGE_REQUEST)
DEBUG:      message_code=0x603 (NDMP4_LOG_MESSAGE)
DEBUG:      reply_sequence=0 (0x0)
DEBUG:      error_code=0 (NDMP4_NO_ERR)
DEBUG:      log_type=2 (NDMP4_LOG_ERROR)
DEBUG:      message_id=16 (0x10)
DEBUG:      entry='DUMP: Error: Write to socket failed\n'

 

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