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Can't clone LUN - Clone operation failed to start

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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.

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