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Volume move stuck in preparing phase

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2/5/2025, 9:32:08 PM

Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

While performing volume moves from multiple nodes to a singular new node, volume moves from a specific node sit in "preparing" phase
 
Example:
 
::*> vol move show -instance

                            Vserver Name: vserver1
                             Volume Name: volume1
                    Volume Instance UUID: 8e9242dc-a76e-11eb-a616-a50d56865251
                  Actual Completion Time: -
                         Bytes Remaining: -
                              Bytes Sent: -
                             Status Code: -
                       Completion String: -
            Specified Action For Cutover: retry_on_failure
              Specified Cutover Attempts: 3
           Specified Cutover Time Window: 30
             Time User Triggered Cutover: -
      Time Move Job Last Entered Cutover: -
                      Cutovers Attempted: 0
             Times Cutover Hard Deferred: 0
             Times Cutover Soft Deferred: 0
                   Destination Aggregate: aggr1
                        Destination Node: Node2
                         Detailed Status: Volume move job preparing transfer
Error: The aggregate is currently busy with another operation.  Retry the command later.
            Estimated Time of Completion: -
               Internal Progress of Move: Volume move job preparing transfer
                     Actual State of Job: PrepareTransfer

 

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