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Local Node Backup Creation Fails with “Failed to Create Tarball for Backup” Error

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Applies to

  • FAS/AFF/ASA systems
  • Clustered Data ONTAP
  • Configuration/Node backup jobs

Issue

Node configuration backup fails with the following error messages in EMS/mgwd logs:
configbr.backupFailed: The node configuration backup nodename.daily.2025-12-07.00_10_00.7z cannot be created. Error: Failed to create tarball for backup "nodename-01.daily.2025-12-07.00_10_00.7z". Error: Failed to create package with name "/mroot/etc/backups/.tmp/nodename.daily.2025-12-07.00_10_00.7z".
ERROR: 7za archive operation failed with code: 7

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