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What to check if OTV is unresponsive state?

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ONTAP Tools for VMware (OTV)

Answer

If ONTAP Tools for VMware (OTV) appliance plugin is in a unresponsive state, meaning if it appears to show 'Unknown' storage systems. Then take the following actions before rebooting or restarting the services and before opening case with NetApp Support:
  1. Click Rediscover All button does it respond?
    • Take a screenshot of the state of the plugin. 
  2. Go to the appliance vm and Launch web console to get into the Maintenance screen

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  1. Open the 4) Support and Diagnostics menu
  2. Select Access diagnostic shell and select y to enter diagnostic shell. 

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  1. Use top command at prompt to identify what PID User is using the most CPU and/or Memory.
    • Take a screenshot to share with NetApp Support. 

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  • Type 'q' to quit the top application.
  1. Login to webCli by opening a new browser window and entering https://otv_ip:9083

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  1. In webCli go to Right Now to check Items in-Flight

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  • Take screenshot of the Items in flight to share with NetApp Support:

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  1. Go back to Maintenance console and Restart VSC and VP services in 1)Application Configuration >
    • 3) Stop Virtual Storage Console service and 2) Start Virtual Storage Console service 
    • 5) Stop VASA Provider and SRA service and 4) Start VASA Provider and SRA service
  2. Collect a log bundle from the OTV Plugin once the services have restarted and settled back down. 

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  1. Open case with NetApp Support and include information:
    • When it was first discovered to be unresponsive?
    • Was any storage system maintance in or around the time of the OTV appliance becoming unresponsive?
    • Version of OTV, vSphere?
    • Is VASA Provider, SRA, or vVols being used?

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