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Cross-Platform SnapMirror is failing after the network was interrupted

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9.7 or later
  • AltaVault
  • HCI
  • SolidFire

Issue

  • If cloud transfer is interrupted by a networking issue, the relationships failed with the following error:
    • Failed to start transfer for Snapshot copy "xxxxxxxxxxx".(Failed to start transfer. (Duplicate transfer specified)
  • SNAPMIRROR-ERROR-LOG-TXT.GZ
    • Mon Nov 15 01:15:00 CET 2021 CreateSnapshotDest[Nov 15 01:15:00]:xxx Operation-Uuid=xxx Group=none Operation-Cookie=0 SrcPath:xxx/lun/20 DstPath:xxx:xxx Prim=SM:cid=101,mid=1025, sm_rpl_admin_handle_cron_msg:12032, Msg=Scheduled update was delayed because a previously failed transfer must be completed first.
    • Mon Nov 15 01:24:01 CET 2021 ResumedUpdate[Nov 14 20:15:00]:xxxxOperation-Uuid=xxx Group=none Operation-Cookie=0 SrcPath:xxx/lun/20 DstPath:xxx:xx Prim=SM:cid=101,mid=1071, sm_wf_src_start_xfer_post_dowork:3670, Msg=Failed to start transfer for Snapshot copy "xxxxxxxxxxx".  Sec=SM:cid=101,mid=1007, sm_wf_src_start_xfer_post_dowork:2443, Msg=Failed to start transfer.  Tert=TE:cid=90,mid=262, sm_wf_src_start_xfer_post_dowork:2446, Msg=Duplicate transfer specified
       

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