SVMDR Fails with Failed to apply the source Vserver configuration
Applies to
- ONTAP 9.16.1P4
- SnapMirror SVM Disaster Recovery (SVMDR)
- FlexGroup Volumes
Issue
SVMDR replication fails with errors similar to:
LastTransferError: Failed to apply the source Vserver configuration. Reason: Apply failed for Object: volume Method: baseline. Reason: Unable to set volume attribute "space-nearly-full-threshold-percent" for volume "FG_vol__0013" on Vserver "SVMDR_Name". Reason: Volume 'FG_vol__0013' is fenced.
or
Failed to get volume attributes for SVMDR_Name:FG_vol. (Device busy)
Additional symptoms may include:
'volume show'and'snapmirror show'commands indicate the volume is busy or not present- FlexGroup constituent volumes are stuck in a “busy” or “fenced” state
- Attempts to delete or offline the volume may fail with “Volume busy”
- Replication relationship status is Idle or Broken-off, but not healthy
'debug vreport show'reports discrepancies between VLDB and WAFL for affected volumes
