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WFA custom workflow fails while joining CIFS server to AD

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Applies to

  • OnCommand WorkFlow Automation (WFA)5.1.x
  • ONTAP 9.x

Issue

  • WFA custom workflow fails first time while executing the step vserver joining to AD
  • However it is always successful in next attempt when the failed workflow is rerun again manually
  • Errors in the wfa.log:
ERROR [com.netapp.wfa.command.execution.instance.impl.ExecutionInstanceDaoImpl] (Thread-2973 (ActiveMQ-client-global-threads)) [Child workflow execution]   Command failed for Workflow '<workFolw_Name>' with error : Failed to create the Active Directory machine account "<CIFS_Server_Name>". Reason: SecD Error: no server available Details: Error: Machine account creation procedure failed   [  0 ms] Trying to re-use machine account '<CIFS_Server_Name>' in '<AD_Server_Namde>' for Vserver'<SVM_Name>' **[    11] FAILURE: Unable to contact DNS to discover domain ** controllers.   [    11] Unable to connect to any (0) domain controllers.   [    17] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers.   [    23] No servers available for MS_LDAP_AD, vserver: 648,            domain: <AD_Server_Name>. .

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