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Element cluster upgrade fails with: UpgradeError: Staging storage node <storage node name> failed on mNode

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Applies to

  • NetApp Element software
  • Management node (mNode)

Issue

  • On mNode CLI after running sfinstall  with --staging flag: 

UpgradeError: Staging storage node <storage node name> failed

  • When executing the upgrade over mNode HCC you might see an error:

Upgrade preparation failed due to critical error. ex=[UpgradeError: UpgradeError: Staging storage node xxx failed. Contact your technical support engineer.]

 

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