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Volume creation via REST API is immediately deleted

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • REST API

Issue

  • Volume creations of type DP triggered via REST are being automatically offlined and deleted
  • Volumes created of type RW don't experience this issue and persist on the cluster
  • EMS logs indicate deletion within seconds of the volume being created:

 cluster1::*> event log show

Time                Node             Severity      Event

------------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------------------

5/11/2026 14:30:00  cluster1-01      NOTICE        crypto.key.deleted: Deleted key with key ID 00000000000000000200000000000500758f4eb78c6e0849f8cd307ebc78ea020000000000000000. Reason keymanager_vdek_table:remove_imp:wrappedBySvmKek.

5/11/2026 14:30:00  cluster1-01      NOTICE        wafl.vvol.destroyed: Volume test_vol_1@vserver:d56e43d3-ab4d-11ef-b81c-005056b03f60 destroyed.

5/11/2026 14:30:00  cluster1-01      INFORMATIONAL wafl.vvol.offline: Volume 'test_vol_1@vserver:d56e43d3-ab4d-11ef-b81c-005056b03f60' has been set temporarily offline

5/11/2026 14:29:58  cluster1-01      NOTICE        wafl.vvol.create.encrypted: New volume-level encrypted volume test_vol_1 is created on aggregate cluster1_01_SSD_1.

5/11/2026 14:29:58  cluster1-01      DEBUG         wafl.inode.fill.enable: fill reservation enabled for inode 30696 (aggr cluster1_01_SSD_1).

5/11/2026 14:29:58  cluster1-01      DEBUG         monitor.volumes.one.ok: Volume test_vol_1@vserver:d56e43d3-ab4d-11ef-b81c-005056b03f60 is OK.

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