Client Applications Experience Downtime During SMBC Resync After ONTAP Upgrade
Applies to
- ONTAP 9.8 and later
- SnapMirror Active Sync (SMAS) / SnapMirror Business Continuity (SMBC)
- Windows, VMware, and database workloads using SMBC-protected LUNs
Issue
- After upgrading ONTAP on a node in the destination cluster, client applications can stop responding
- This also happens during planned takeover or giveback events
Symptoms:
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- IIS web servers crash.
- Custom Windows services fail.
- Large databases disconnect.
- Timeout errors appear when I/O is paused for too long.
