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Email alerts triggered by events ha.takeover.checkstart and ha.takeover.checkend

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ONTAP 9
Event Management System(EMS)

Issue

  • Weekly ha.takeover.checkstart and ha.takeover.checkend events trigger email alerts

[?]  Sat Apr 11 01:15:03 +0000 [Node-01: mgwd: ha.takeover.checkStart:alert]: This node is testing the takeover workflow. This test is a simulation only. The simulation has started on the local node.
[?]  Sat Apr 11 01:15:03 +0000 [Node-01: mgwd: ha.takeover.checkEnd:alert]: This node is testing the takeover workflow. This test is a simulation only. The simulation has ended on the local node.

[?]  Sat Apr 18 01:15:03 +0000 [Node-01: mgwd: ha.takeover.checkStart:alert]: This node is testing the takeover workflow. This test is a simulation only. The simulation has started on the local node.
[?]  Sat Apr 18 01:15:04 +0000 [Node-01: mgwd: ha.takeover.checkEnd:alert]: This node is testing the takeover workflow. This test is a simulation only. The simulation has ended on the local node.

[?]  Sat Apr 25 01:15:04 +0000 [Node-01: mgwd: ha.takeover.checkStart:alert]: This node is testing the takeover workflow. This test is a simulation only. The simulation has started on the local node.
[?]  Sat Apr 25 01:15:04 +0000 [Node-01: mgwd: ha.takeover.checkEnd:alert]: This node is testing the takeover workflow. This test is a simulation only. The simulation has ended on the local node.  

Subject: Node-01: ha.takeover.checkStart [ALERT]

Node: Node-01
Time: Sat, Apr 11 01:15:04 2026 +0000
Severity: ALERT

Message: ha.takeover.checkStart: This node is testing the takeover workflow. This test is a simulation only. The simulation has started on the local node.
Description: This message occurs when a node is simulating a takeover. This marks the start of a simulated takeover on the local node.

Source: mgwd
Sequence#: 68991

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