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SnapMirror active sync (formerly SM-BC) initialization failed with error: Group Update failed

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • SnapMirror active sync
  • SnapMirror Business Continuity (SM-BC)

Issue

SM-BC relationship failed with error:
Group Update failed (Failed to complete update operation on one or more item relationships.)
 
snapmirror_error.log

Fri Apr  8 12:59:17 UTC 2022 Initialize[Apr  8 12:57:06]: Group=CGflexvol Operation-Cookie=0 SrcPath:source_svm:source_volume DstPath:dest_vserver:dest_volume Prim=SM:cid=101,mid=2812, sm_wf_copy_mhostResp_to_wdp:827, Msg=Prechecks on source volume failed.  Sec=SM:cid=101,mid=1321, sm_wf_copy_mhostResp_to_wdp:22175, Msg=Operation failed for volume "source_volume". Reason: "SnapMirror Business Continuity (SMBC) relationship cannot be established on volumes mounted for NAS access".  Tert=SM:cid=101,mid=2866, sm_wf_sync_check_set_src_info_rmt_post_dowork:831, Msg=Failed due to a release operation run on the source or a precheck failure during a previous resync or initialize operation.

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