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VIFMgr startup error after updating Vserver routes

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  • ONTAP 9

Issue

Vserver routes were updated:

Audit logs:
Thu Jul 01 2021 13:20:44 -05:00 [kern_audit:info:2049] 8003e800001f60ae:8003e800001f60e1 :: cluster-01:ssh :: localhost:unknown :: cluster-01:username :: network route create -vserver cluster-01 -destination 10.56.55.0/24 -gateway 10.56.51.254 :: Success 
Thu Jul 01 2021 13:23:32 -05:00 [kern_audit:info:2049] 8003e800001f60ae:8003e800001f6131 :: cluster-01:ssh :: localhost:unknown :: cluster-01:username :: network route create -vserver cluster-01 -destination 10.56.55.0/25 -gateway 10.56.51.254 :: Success 
Thu Jul 01 2021 13:23:46 -05:00 [kern_audit:info:2049] 8003e800001f60ae:8003e800001f6133 :: cluster-01:ssh :: localhost:unknown :: cluster-01:username :: network route create -vserver cluster-01 -destination 10.56.53.0/25 -gateway 10.56.51.254 :: Success 
Thu Jul 01 2021 13:25:49 -05:00 [kern_audit:info:2049] 8003e800001f60ae:8003e800001f6185 :: cluster-01:ssh :: localhost:unknown :: cluster-01:username :: network route create -vserver cluster-01 10.56.53.0/25 -gateway 10.56.51.254 :: Success 


After updating vserver routes, vifmgr logs report:

Thu Jul 01 2021 13:23:32 -05:00 [kern_vifmgr:info:6873] Error: Loop detected in next() for table vifmgr_vs_routes. Next on "4294967295 10.56.55.0/25 10.56.51.254" returned "4294967295 10.56.55.0/24 10.56.51.254".
Thu Jul 01 2021 13:23:46 -05:00 [kern_vifmgr:info:6873] Error: Loop detected in next() for table vifmgr_vs_routes. Next on "4294967295 10.56.53.0/25 10.56.51.254" returned "4294967295 10.56.53.0/24 10.56.51.254".
Thu Jul 01 2021 13:24:54 -05:00 [kern_vifmgr:info:6873] Error: Loop detected in next() for table vifmgr_vs_routes. Next on "4294967295 10.56.55.0/25 10.56.51.254" returned "4294967295 10.56.55.0/24 10.56.51.254".


A few days later node rebooted and every 5 minutes the EMS logs report:

Thu Jul 08 14:21:59 -0500 [node0052: vifmgr: vifmgr.startup.merge.err:error]: The Logical Interface Manager (VIFMgr) encountered errors during startup.

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