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NDMP backup is logging "Maximum number of backup contexts reached"

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • 7-Mode
  • Backup Application

Issue

  • The Backup Application is logging an error when performing NDMP backups of NetApp volumes

ERROR CODE [39:467]: NDMP Server [nas01] reported the following error: [Maximum number of backup contexts reached. Delete some of the unwanted restartable backup contexts and retry the operation.].

  • The error in 7-mode:

[There are no backup contexts available in the system. Delete some of the unwanted restartable backup contexts and retry the operation.].

Note:  This article concerns restartable backup contexts.  Backup contexts are not the same as backup sessions. Messages referencing Maximum number of allowed dumps/restores are alerting the admin to a dump/restore limit, a different topic discussed here: Scalability limits for dump backup and restore sessions

 

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