SnapMirror is failing with CSM: Connection aborted if Intercluster lif is down
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- SnapMirror
Issue
- SnapMirror or SnapVault updates will fail when the intercluster LIF of the node owning the volume is taking down (
admin/operation-state down
). - SnapMirror or SnapVault updates are in state Transferring with 0KB forever when one of the source intercluster LIF in the state down.
Error associated with the failure: Transfer failed. (CSM: Connection aborted.)
OR
Last Transfer Error: Failed to create Snapshot copy snapmirror.xxxxxx_2147523520.2023volume vserver:vol.(CSM: Connection aborted.)