NDMP backup fails on FlexGroup due to missing Intercluster LIF
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)