Vserver unlock failing with error Vserver configuration is locked by internal applications
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Storage Virtual Machine (SVM)
Issue
- After power outage, Unable to access CIFS shares.
- Vserver status is showing as stopped and configuration is locked:
::> vserver show -vserver svm1 -fields admin-state,config-lock
vserver admin-state config-lock
------- ----------- -----------
svm1 stopped true
- The following error occurs when attempting to start a SVM in ONTAP CLI as well as when attempting to unlock SVM (vserver) configuration:
cluster1::> vserver unlock -vserver svm1
Error: command failed: "Vserver configuration is locked by internal applications"