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Root aggregate migration stuck

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Last Updated:
3/21/2025, 12:05:02 PM

Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

  • During automatic root aggregate migration,  node fails to boot with No Usable root volume was found!

Bootarg set for initiating replace-root automatically.
Disk name for uuid 5000CCA0:XXXXX:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000 is 3d.21.0
Disk name for uuid 5000CCA0:XXXXX:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000 is 3d.21.1
Disk name for uuid 50000399:XXXXXX:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000 is 3d.21.2
Bootarg bootarg.init.boot_replace_root_auto_disk3 not defined
Disk list from replace_root_auto_diskN bootargs is 3d.21.0 3d.21.1 3d.21.2. Disk count = 3
Disk list from replace_root_auto_params bootarg is (null)
Initiating replace-root. Command: replace_root new_root -t raid_dp -d 3d.21.0 3d.21.1 3d.21.2
bootarg.bootmenu.selection is |replace_root new_root -t raid_dp -d 3d.21.0 3d.21.1 3d.21.2|
AutoPartAFFDetermination: total_disks: 168 num_internal_disks: 0 num_ssds: 48 num_unknowns: 0 num_mediator_disks: 0 num_not_supported: 0  all_ssd? false
Mar 11 15:57:17 [node-02:raid.assim.tree.noRootVol:error]: No usable root volume was found!
 
  • Issue persists even after multiple node reboots
  • Booting the node into maintenenace and found the drives to healthy: 

    *> disk show -v
    Local System ID: 5XXXXXXX
      DISK       OWNER                 POOL   SERIAL NUMBER         HOME                     DR HOME            CHKSUM
    ------------ -------------         -----  -------------       -------------            -------------       --------
    3d.21.0      node-02(5371XXXXX)    Pool0    V6XXXXX           node-02(5371XXXXX)                           Block
    3d.21.1      node-02(5371XXXXX)    Pool0    V6XXXXX           node-02(5371XXXXX)                           Block
    3d.21.2      node-02(5371XXXXX)    Pool0    39XXXXX           node-02(5371XXXXX)                            Block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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