ONTAP upgrade fails with the following message: The upgrade aborted in the "post-apps" phase on task "Upgrade/revert task for Nkek"
Applies to
- ONTAP 9.1+
- Netapp Volume Encryption (NVE)
- Onboard Key Manager (OKM)
Issue
When upgrading ONTAP, the following errors can be seen
The upgrade aborted in the "post-apps" phase on task "Upgrade/revert task for Nkek". Contact support personnel for the upgrade repair procedure
Internal error. Error while upgrading wrapped NKEK. Reason: Node salt is empty or failed to convert from string.