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Takeover failed due to keymanager veto when resolving OoQ tiggered by cluster switch update

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4/30/2025, 6:51:31 AM

Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

  • RDB process of one node goes offline, and Out of Quorum (OoQ) issue occurrs after cluster switch upgrade
  • Storage failover takeover attempt from the partner node failed with the error: Operation was vetoed by keymanager.
::> storage failover show-takeover
Node       Node Status         Aggregate      Takeover Status
---------- --------------------- -------------- -------------------------------
node-01
  Optimized takeover
  by partner aborted.
aggr2_node_01             Not attempted yet
aggr1_node_01             Failed: Operation was vetoed by keymanager. Check the eventlog.CFO aggregates Not attempted yet.
 
node-02
   Optimized takeover of partner aborted.
   Run the command "storage failover show-takeover -node node-01" to display the relocation status of the partner.
  •    The encryption feature is not in use
::> security key-manager key show -restored no -used-by SVM-KEK
There are no entries matching your query.
 
::> security key-manager key show -detail
There are no entries matching your query.

 

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