SCSQL restore fails with RDM disks
Applies to
- SnapCenter Server (SC)
- SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server (SCSQL)
- Raw Device Mapping (RDM) disks
Issue
- Restore to a remote host fails with the error seen in
<installation_path>\Program Files\NetApp\SnapCenter\SMCore\SnapDriveSALDebug.log
2022-04-13T15:33:29.5798308+02:00 Verbose SDW PID=[3508] TID=[3476] <MountPoint> is not RDM. Get Host Initiator.
2022-04-13T15:33:29.5954572+02:00 Verbose SDW PID=[3508] TID=[5912] <MountPoint> is not RDM. Get Host Initiator.
2022-04-13T15:33:29.6579679+02:00 Error SDW PID=[3508] TID=[3476] Error: Failed to get initiator information
2022-04-13T15:33:29.6735986+02:00 Verbose SDW PID=[3508] TID=[5912] Resource: <MountPoint>
2022-04-13T15:33:29.6735986+02:00 Error SDW PID=[3508] TID=[5912] Snap connect failed - [<MountPoint>]
2022-04-13T15:33:29.6735986+02:00 Error SDW PID=[3508] TID=[5912] Failed to mount the resource: <MountPoint> from snapshot: <snapshot_name>.
2022-04-13T15:33:29.6735986+02:00 Error SDW PID=[3508] TID=[5912] Failed to mount the Snapshot copy.Failed to mount the resource: <MountPoint> from snapshot: <snapshot_name>.
Possible Resolution: Make sure that Host to storage connectivity is available.
Failed to mount the resource: <MountPoint> from snapshot: <snapshot_name>.
Possible Resolution: Make sure that Host to storage connectivity is available.
- The RDM disk(s) are being presented as Dedicated not RDMs in the SC Hosts - Disks view