AIQUM fails to add ONTAP cluster due to a breach of max number of EMS notification destinations

Applies to

• Active IQ Unified Manager 9.x
• ONTAP 9

Issue

• Attempts to add an ONTAP cluster data source in Active IQ Unified Manager from the Cluster Setup page fails.
• Prompting the return of an error message:

Unable to add data source, which can be caused by reaching the max number of EMS notification destinations in the data source.

or

Unable to add cluster data source. This can occur if the clocks on the systems are not synchronized and the Active IQ Unified Manager HTTPS certificate start date is later than the date on the cluster, or if the cluster has reached the maximum number of EMS notification destinations.

or

ERROR: Server returned HTTP status 500.HTTP error message :{"timestamp":"2024-08-27T05:16:46.971+00:00","status":500,"error":"Internal Server Error","path":"/acquisition-api/server/datasource"}

•  /etc/log/mlog/audit.log:

Example:

00000013.db13210a 06920489 Fri Oct 04 2019 10:52:47 -04:00 [kern_audit:info:2090] 8503e900066af665 :: testcluster:ontapi :: 10.216.55.126:40952 :: testcluster:admin :: The maximum number of filter rules (128) has already been reached. :: ONTAPI :: Error

• server_acq.log:

​​​​​​​ERROR [default task-184] c.n.o.n.e.EmsRestManager (EmsRestManager.java:509) - Response Message: Bad Request
INFO  [default task-184] c.n.u.RestUtil (RestUtil.java:459) - Error Payload from ONTAP: {"error":{"code":"983116","message":"The maximum number of notifications (20) has already been reached.","target":"filters.name"}}
ERROR [default task-184] c.n.o.n.e.EmsRestManager (EmsRestManager.java:510) - Error Message: {"error":{"code":"983116","message":"The maximum number of notifications (20) has already been reached.","target":"filters.name"}}
ERROR [default task-184] c.o.s.a.s.AcquisitionFacadeUtil (AcquisitionFacadeUtil.java:202) - failed to register EMS: : com.netapp.oci.netapp.client.interfaces.data.EmsManagerException: Failed to create EMS event notification destination, response code = 400 (errno=0)

...

(AcquisitionFacadeSessionServiceImpl.java:819) - Fail to add data source for acquisitionUnitName: local, dataSourceName: XXXX...: com.netapp.oci.netapp.client.interfaces.data.EmsManagerException: The maximum number of filter rules (128) has already been reached. (errno=27108) (errno=0)