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SnapMirror fails to initialize with the error: Failed to start operation on source

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Snapmirror

Issue

  • SnapMirror fails to initialize with the following error:
Fri Jul 11 10:05:00 CST 2025 CreateSnapshotDest[Jul 11 10:05:00]:66fc8d40-5d69-11f0-8ca3-d039ea2677c0 Operation-Uuid=c777bd8e-4031-4f32-8e0f-d672ebeb9e9c Group=none Operation-Cookie=0 action=End source=SVM01:tools destination=SVM_DR:tools_dest status=Failure message=Volume SVM_DR:tools_dest is not initialized.
Fri Jul 11 10:46:58 CST 2025 Initialize[Jul 11 10:46:58]:4b302f11-5e01-11f0-8ca3-d039ea2677c0 Operation-Uuid=118cb875-ae6f-401c-a239-a49fbeaf6326 Group=none Operation-Cookie=0 action=End source=SVM01:tools destination=SVM_DR:tools_dest status=Failure message=Failed to create Snapshot copy snapmirror.a806caa3-f28e-11ef-8ca3-d039ea2677c0_2160404917.2025-07-11_104658 on volume SVM01:tools.(Failed to start operation on source.)
  • Additionally, the "network test-path" command fails with:
Unable to create test session: Setting session configuration for node failed with error: "cg-mapping-low" is a required field.

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