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The Volume move fails with " The volume is involved in a SnapMirror operation "error

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ONTAP 9.x

Issue

  • A volume move is attempted, but fails while setting up the move operation.
  • When volume move show is run to determine the cause of the failure, Detailed Status indicates:
7/8/2021 06:10:03 : Preparing source volume for cutover: The volume is involved in a SnapMirror operation and cannot be moved until the SnapMirror operation is complete. Wait for the SnapMirror operation to finish or abort the SnapMirror operation by issuing a 'snapmirror abort -hard true' command.
7/8/2021 06:08:57 : Preparing source volume for cutover: Volume quiesce failed because there are outstanding file system requests on the volume (Volume can't be quiesced as it did not drain in time.)
7/8/2021 05:12:55 : Preparing source volume for cutover: The volume is involved in a SnapMirror operation and cannot be moved until the SnapMirror operation is complete. Wait for the SnapMirror operation to finish or abort the SnapMirror operation by issuing a 'snapmirror abort -hard true' command.
7/8/2021 05:08:33 : Preparing source volume for cutover: Volume quiesce failed because there are outstanding file system requests on the volume (Volume can't be quiesced as it did not drain in time.)

 

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