Ndmpcopy fails with error message Connection setup for transfer failed
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- NDMP
Issue
- Copying volume from one cluster to another cluster using NDMPcopy fails with error message "
Ndmpcopy: Connection setup for transfer failed
".
Ndmpcopy: Starting copy [ 2 ] ...
Ndmpcopy: 10.0.xx.xx: Notify: Connection established
Ndmpcopy: 10.14.xxx.xxx: Notify: Connection established
Ndmpcopy: 10.0.xx.xx: Log: Session identifier: 63930
Ndmpcopy: 10.0.xx.xx: Log: The control connection is established on 10.0.xx.xx which is hosted on port e0M. This is a low bandwidth port and might impact performance.
Ndmpcopy: 10.0.xx.xx: Connect: Authentication successful
Ndmpcopy: 10.14.xxx.xxx: Connect: Authentication successful
Ndmpcopy: 10.14.xxx.xxx: Log: Session identifier: 62262
Ndmpcopy: Connection setup for transfer failed
Ndmpcopy: Done
- Ensure the
preferred_interface_role
option was configured to utilize a LIF role type that can successfully communicate with the secondary storage device's IP address provided by the backup application. - Verify on LIFs are up and working on both sites.