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Cannot create a nested FlexCache volume

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • FlexCache

Issue

Trying to create a FlexCache volume that is nested under another FlexCache volume returns
volume flexcache create -vserver <cache vserver name> -volume <cache volume name> -origin-vserver <origin vserver name>
-origin-volume <origin volume name> -junction-path </vol1/vol2>
 
[Job 28160] Rolling back the FlexCache volume creation
 
Error: command failed: [Job 28160] Job failed: Cannot mount volume <cache volume name> in Vserver <cache vserver name> at junction path "/vol1". Reason: The specified junction path is under FlexCache volume <cache volume name>. Mounting a volume under a FlexCache volume is not supported.

 

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