Can't clone LUN - Clone operation failed to start
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- LUN
- Clone
- Fractional Reserve
- Thick Provisioning
Issue
- Cloning of LUN fails with error
Example:
cluster1::> volume file clone create -source-path /vol/vol1/lun1 -destination-path /vol/vol1/lun1_copy
Error: command failed: Clone start failed: Clone operation failed to start: Volume is full or Volume crossed autodelete threshold.
- Volume is under 90% usage and has enough space to host LUN. The LUN is 15GB.