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Cohesity backup failing with error GetPort call for NFS program failed with error

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cohesity

Issue

“GetPort call for NFS program failed with error [Connection error]”. This error indicates that the Cohesity cluster is unable to retrieve the dynamic port assignment for the NFS service (via the portmapper) for these specific volumes.
++ Confirm the volumes are properly exported with access granted to the Cohesity cluster IPs.
++ Ensure the volumes are registered with the portmapper.

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