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Failed to migrate root with system node-migrate root command

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Applies to

Ontap 9.7P17

Issue

  • While performing a migrate-root operation, the process fails after 15 minutes due to a timeout error:
node1::*> job show 94659 -instance
Job ID: 94659
Owning Vserver: SVM1
Name: Aggr1
Description: Root aggregate migration job for node Node1
Priority: High
Node: Cnode1
Affinity: Cluster
Schedule: @now
Queue Time: 09/10 08:47:25
Start Time: 09/10 08:47:25
End Time: 09/10 09:02:25
Drop-dead Time: -
Restarted?: false
State: Failure
Status Code: 1
Completion String: Failed to backup node configuration. Reason: Wait Timeout.
Job Type: NDO Migrate Root
Job Category: Non Disruptive Operation
UUID: 3f8cxxxx-1235-xxxx-a1cd-xxxxea2d51bb
Execution Progress: Complete: Failed to backup node configuration. Reason: Wait Timeout. [1]
 
  • Aggregate has sufficient space
  • The backup file created is huge in size:

node_1::*> system configuration backup show
Node Backup Name                               Time               Size
---------  ----------------------------------------- ------------------ -----
node_1
node_1.8hour.2022-02-03.10_15_00.7z 03/02 11:15:00     2.20GB

 

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