Takeover not possible: SFO interconnect, NVRAM and disk inventory error in new setup
Applies to
- AFF A400, AFF C400
- ASA A400, ASA C400
- FAS8300, FAS8700
Issue
- A new system setup cannot perform takeover and the following errors are seen:
cluster::> storage failover show Takeover
Node Partner Possible State Description
-------------- -------------- -------- -------------------------------------
node1 node2 false Waiting for node2, Takeover is not possible: Storage failover
interconnect error, NVRAM log not synchronized, Disk inventory not exchangednode2 node1 false Waiting for node1, Takeover is not possible: Storage failover interconnect error, NVRAM log not synchronized, Disk inventory not exchanged
2 entries were displayed.- The HA interconnect links appear up, but the IC RDMA connection is down, leading to the issue:
cluster::*> system ha interconnect status show
Node: node1
Link 0 Status: up
Link 1 Status: up
Is Link 0 Active: true
Is Link 1 Active: true
IC RDMA Connection: down
Node: node2
Link 0 Status: up
Link 1 Status: up
Is Link 0 Active: true
Is Link 1 Active: true
IC RDMA Connection: down
2 entries were displayed.- If the system is halted, upon boot it might also get stuck at "
waiting for reservations to clear" due to HA interconnect issues.