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NDMP backup fails on FlexGroup due to missing Intercluster LIF

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NDMP(SVM-scoped)
  • Veritas NetBackup

Issue

NDMP backup of FlexGroup volume fails with connection timeout but no problem to backup Flexvol volume.
 
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG: NDMP persona set to vserver aware
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG: DMA>>S V4 sequence=11 (0xb)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      Time_stamp=0x68fb0b43 (Oct 24 14:14:43 2025)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      message type=0 (NDMP4_MESSAGE_REQUEST)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      message_code=0x40a (NDMP4_DATA_CONNECT)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      reply_sequence=0 (0x0)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      error_code=0 (NDMP4_NO_ERR)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      addr_type=1 (NDMP4_ADDR_TCP)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      tcp_addr len=1 (0x1)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      tcp_addr[0] ip_addr=0xac1fd0ac [xx.xx.xx.xx]
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      tcp_addr[0] port=3265
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      tcp_addr[0] addr_env_len=0 (0x0)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  ERROR: NDMP Connect: Unable to Connect to [xx.xx.xx.xx]:3265 due to Connection timed out
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  ERROR: NDMP Connect: Unable to Connect to [xx.xx.xx.xx]:3265 due to Connection timed out
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  ERROR: DATA cb_data_connect_failed (2): 33
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]   INFO: DATA: sending listen/connect failed ABORT
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  ERROR: NDMP Connect: Unable to Connect to [xx.xx.xx.xx]:3265 due to Connection timed out
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG: cb_ndmp4_data_connect: here
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG: DMA<<S V4 sequence=13 (0xd)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      Time_stamp=0x68fb0c24 (Oct 24 14:18:28 2025)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      message type=1 (NDMP4_MESSAGE_REPLY)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      message_code=0x40a (NDMP4_DATA_CONNECT)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      reply_sequence=11 (0xb)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      error_code=0 (NDMP4_NO_ERR)
[kern_ndmpd:info:8649] [55688]  DEBUG:      error=23 (NDMP4_CONNECT_ERR)

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