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SnapMirror resume fails with error 'Wait a few minutes and try the command again'

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • SnapMirror

Issue

  • SnapMirror resume command fails with the following error:
 
Error:command failed: Modification of relationship with destination "SVM1:Vol2" is in progress. Wait a few minutes and try the command again.
 
  • Script log:
Apr 15 12:08:20 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: SNAP_MIRROR status change started /usr/local/shell/SNAPMIRROR_STAT_CHANGE_DB.sh SVM1:Vol2 quiesce
Apr 15 12:08:21 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: SNAP_MIRROR status change completed
Apr 15 12:09:21 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: SNAP_MIRROR status check started
Apr 15 12:09:21 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: SNAP_MIRROR status check completed
Apr 15 12:09:21 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] DB_BACKUP_ARCHIVE:SVM1:Vol1 -> SVM1:Vol2 Backup completed successfully
...
Apr 15 13:06:23 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: SNAP_MIRROR status check started
Apr 15 13:06:23 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: SNAP_MIRROR status check completed
Apr 15 13:06:23 Hostname1 root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: SNAP_MIRROR status change started /usr/local/shell/SNAPMIRROR_STAT_CHANGE_DB.sh SVM1:Vol2 resume
Apr 15 13:06:24 Hostname root: [ID 702911 user.info] SNAP_MIRROR: Status change NG
  • SnapMirror audit log shows:

Tue Apr 15 13:06:24 JST 2025 SnapMirrorServiceJob: [populate_snapmirror_cache_init:446]Beginning to seed Dblade Cache for SnapMirror. 
Tue Apr 15 13:06:24 JST 2025 [send_sm_misc_config_to_dblade 13937] SnapMirror capability is V20
Tue Apr 15 13:06:24 JST 2025 Resume:779f11f4-a0f5-11ef-b86e-d039eab16c69 Operation-Uuid=ff144a8a-19ae-11f0-b86e-d039eab16c69 Group=none Operation-Cookie=0 action=Start source=SVM1:Vol1 destination=SVM1:Vol2
Tue Apr 15 13:06:24 JST 2025 Resume:779f11f4-a0f5-11ef-b86e-d039eab16c69 Operation-Uuid=ff144a8a-19ae-11f0-b86e-d039eab16c69 Group=none Operation-Cookie=0 action=End status=Failure message=Modification of relationship with destination "SVM1:Vol2" is in progress. Wait a few minutes and try the command again. source=SVM1:Vol1 destination=SVM1:Vol2

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