How long does it take for SnapMirror update to fail due to a network failure?
Applies to
ONTAP 9
Answer
- By default, SnapMirror retries 7 times AFTER the initial attempt starts (a total of 8 tries), if needed
- The 8 tries are defined by the parameter of
-tries
which can be modified using snapmirror policy modify command
- The 8 tries are defined by the parameter of
- If an error occurs during the transfer, the SnapMirror instance will be retried after waiting for 1 minute
- The wait time between retries is 1 minute
- During the wait period, intermittent issues like network errors might disappear or allow for corrective action, so that the job can succeed in the subsequent retry
Additional Information
Example:
netapp1::> snapmirror policy show -fields tries -policy MirrorAllSnapshots
vserver policy tries
----------- ------------------ -----
netapp1 MirrorAllSnapshots 8