SnapCenter Oracle backups failing after forced MetroCluster Switchover
Applies to
- SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle databases (SCO) 4.9P1
- MetroCluster (MCC)
Issue
After both MetroCluster sites fail at the same time, then only the secondary site is brought back online and a forced Switchover is performed, Oracle backups start failing with the following errors seen:
- SnapCenter UI:
Activity (Storage Discovery) of Workflow (SnapMgrCoreService.SmJobActivity), Failed with error: Failed to fetch the storage system details. Make sure the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) is added for the resources: <Volume_Path> and it is resolving to the correct IP address.
- SMCore_<JobID>_<Date_Time>.log:
DEBUG SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] --SnapshotManagementServiceProvider::GetFileInfoERROR SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Unable to determine file info for the path: <Volume_Path>.ERROR SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Error in GetVolumesOptimized:GatherNfsExportVolumeDetailsUnable to determine file info for the path: <Volume_Path>.DEBUG SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] --GetVolumesOptimizedStrategy::GatherNfsExportVolumeDetailsWARN SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx]Message : Error in GetVolumesOptimized:GatherNfsExportVolumeDetailsUnable to determine file info for the path: <Volume_Path>.ERROR SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Exception in method: Execute.System.Exception: Failed to fetch the storage system details. Make sure the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) is added for the resources: <Volume_Path> and it is resolving to the correct IP address.at SnapMgrCoreService.Workflows.Common.SMOStorageResolutionActivity.ResolveHostResources(SmDiscoverResourcesResponse resources, SmJob job, Dictionary`2 storageResourceMapping, SmRequest requestBase)at SnapMgrCoreService.Workflows.Common.SMOStorageResolutionActivity.Execute(SmWorkflowContext workflowContext, SmRequest request) : Detailed Exception Failed to fetch the storage system details. Make sure the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) is added for the resources: <Volume_Path> and it is resolving to the correct IP address. : BaseException System.Exception: Failed to fetch the storage system details. Make sure the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) is added for the resources: <Volume_Path> and it is resolving to the correct IP address.at SnapMgrCoreService.Workflows.Common.SMOStorageResolutionActivity.ResolveHostResources(SmDiscoverResourcesResponse resources, SmJob job, Dictionary`2 storageResourceMapping, SmRequest requestBase)at SnapMgrCoreService.Workflows.Common.SMOStorageResolutionActivity.Execute(SmWorkflowContext workflowContext, SmRequest request)ERROR SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] ErrorCode (-1), ErrorMessage (Failed to fetch the storage system details. Make sure the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) is added for the resources: <Volume_Path> and it is resolving to the correct IP address.)- Running the ONTAP CLi command "File-Directory show" for the affected volumes returns the following error:
<Cluster_Name>::*> File-directory show -vserver <SVM_Name> -path <Volume_Path> (vserver security file-directory show)Error: show failed: The specified path "<Volume_Path>" cannot be used. Reason: No such file or directory.- When viewing the affected volumes in ONTAP System Manager, no files or directories are displayed, and the following error is displayed:
No such file or directory

