ONTAP upgrade results in splog.warnings messages every other day

Applies to

• NetApp AFF A300
• ONTAP upgrade (9.13.1P7 to 9.14.1P12)
• Service Processor (SP)

Issue

• After upgrading ONTAP from version 9.13.1P7 to 9.14.1P12, EMS log appears splog.warnings message every other day:

Thu Nov 27 05:30:00 +0900 [node-01: splog_main: splog_warnings_1:error]: params: {'sp_type': 'SP', 'reason': 'splogd is running in degraded mode and having difficulty getting splogs from the SP FW'}

Fri Nov 28 05:30:00 +0900 [node-01: splog_main: splog_warnings_1:error]: params: {'sp_type': 'SP', 'reason': 'splogd is running in degraded mode and having difficulty getting splogs from the SP FW'}

Sat Nov 29 05:30:00 +0900 [node-01: splog_main: splog_warnings_1:error]: params: {'sp_type': 'SP', 'reason': 'splogd is running in degraded mode and having difficulty getting splogs from the SP FW'}

• The sysconfig -a output indicates that the SP status is online and the IP address is correctly displayed:

Service Processor           Status: Online
Firmware Version:           5.11P3
Mgmt MAC Address:           D0:XX:EA:XX:0F:BX
Ethernet Link:              up, full duplex, auto-neg complete
Using DHCP:                 no
IPv4 configuration:
    IP Address:             10.XX.XXX.26
    Netmask:                255.255.255.0
    Gateway:                10.XX.XXX.1
IPv6 configuration:         Disabled