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Systemshell commands run from cluster shell do not return output for both nodes

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4/10/2025, 1:56:22 PM

Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

  • Systemshell commands that are run from cluster shell do not return output for all of the nodes. 
  • Systemshell command is successful on some nodes but fails on others: 

ontap99::> set diag
 
Warning: These diagnostic commands are for use by NetApp personnel only.
Do you want to continue? {y|n}: y
 
ontap99::*> systemshell -node * -command hostname
  (system node systemshell)
 
Node: ontap99-01
 
Node: ontap99-02
ontap99-02
2 entries were acted on.
 
ontap99::*>

  • The  ecdsa_systemshell_key_pair file replication package is not present on all nodes in the cluster (in the example below, the package is missing on node ontap99-01):

ontap99::*> system services replication show
                                                            Last
Node     Package                   Vserver         Edition Updated
-------- ------------------------- --------------- ------- -------------------
ontap99-01
         ecdsa_host_ssh_keys       ontap99           0 3/21/2025 14:37:38
         zoneinfo                  ontap99           0 3/21/2025 14:37:40
ontap99-02
         ecdsa_host_ssh_keys       ontap99           0 3/21/2025 14:37:38
         ecdsa_systemshell_key_pair
                                   ontap99           0 3/21/2025 14:37:38
         zoneinfo                  ontap99           0 3/21/2025 14:37:40
6 entries were displayed.
 
ontap99::*>

 

 

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