Flexgroup NDMP backup fail using IBM Spectrum Protect
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
 - Flexgroup
 - NDMP ( Network Data Management Protocol)
 - IBM Spectrum Protect
 
Issue
- NDMP backup with Flexvolumes are working fine
 - Flexgroup NDMP backups are failing on Phase III with error: 
Write to socket failed 
Backup Log
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:15 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Phase_change (I)
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:15 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Phase_change (II)
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:15 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Phase_change (III)
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:16 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Log_msg (Write DIRNET for BKP ID=480, type=3 failed because bkp_out is closing.
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:16 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Error (Write to socket failed
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:17 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Tape_close (ndmp)
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:17 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Log_msg (Flush DIRNET called on error = 4.
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:17 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Abort (8 MB, 3 secs, 2 MBps)
dmp Wed Mar 16 17:22:17 CET 2022 TSM /vserver/flexgroup_volume (Error (DUMP IS ABORTEDNDMP Log
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG: S<BKUP (ndmp_server) BR2NDMPD_LOG_MESSAGE
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      sess_handle 0x40600000002 seq 17 (0x11)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      log_type 2 (LOG_TYPE ERROR)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      msg (DUMP: Error: Write to socket failed\n)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG: S>BKUP (ndmp_server) BR2NDMPD_LOG_MESSAGE
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG: COMMON_State::posts_log_message called
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG: DMA<<S V4 sequence=180 (0xb4)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      Time_stamp=0x62320eb8 (Mar 16 17:22:16 2022)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      message type=0 (NDMP4_MESSAGE_REQUEST)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      message_code=0x603 (NDMP4_LOG_MESSAGE)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      reply_sequence=0 (0x0)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      error_code=0 (NDMP4_NO_ERR)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      log_type=2 (NDMP4_LOG_ERROR)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      message_id=15 (0xf)
Wed Mar 16 2022 17:22:16 +01:00 [kern_ndmpd:info:8177] [91470]  DEBUG:      entry='DUMP: Error: Write to socket failed\n'