SnapMirror transfer failing randomly
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- SnapMirror
Issue
- Snapmirror transfer failing but a manual update the next day works:
Transfer failed. (Replication operation request failed from Cluster Id: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx, Node Id:
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx to Cluster Id: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx, Node Id:
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx due to a network error (CSM: Request was cancelled because of a connection failure.))
- Overun errors can also be seen:
Sun Feb 19 20:00:00 +0100 [NODE01: sm_logger_main: smc.snapmir.schd.trans.overrun:error]: Scheduled transfer from source volume 'SVM01:volume1' to destination volume 'SVMBCK:volume1_BCK' is taking longer than the schedule window. Relationship UUID 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.
Sun Feb 19 20:00:00 +0100 [NODE01: sm_logger_main: smc.snapmir.schd.trans.overrun:error]: Scheduled transfer from source volume 'SVM01:volume2' to destination volume 'SVMBCK:volume2_BCK' is taking longer than the schedule window. Relationship UUID 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.
Sun Feb 19 20:00:00 +0100 [NSP00021: sm_logger_main: smc.snapmir.schd.trans.overrun:error]: Scheduled transfer from source volume 'SVM01:volume2' to destination volume 'SVMBCK:volume3_BCK' is taking longer than the schedule window. Relationship UUID 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.