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DefendX Fpolicy server is not staying connected

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9+
  • Superna DefendX

Issue

  • Network connection between ONTAP and DefendX server is not staying connected.
  • There are indications that connections are occurring successfully but are not remaining connected.
  • ::> vserver fpolicy show-engine
    (vserver fpolicy show-engine)
    Vserver       Policy Name       Node          FPolicy Server     Server Status  Server Type
    -------       -------------     ------------  -----------------  -------------- -----------
    vserver
    DefendX_Control_QFS
               nodea  x.x.x.x       disconnected   primary
    vserver
    DefendX_Control_QFS
               nodeb x.x.x.x        disconnected   primary
    2 entries were displayed.
  • fpolicy-mlog:
    00000014.0036e723 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] Establish TCP connection was successful.[0x0x8066a4400] src/fsm/fsm_external_engine.cc:5077
    00000014.0036e724 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] Hand Shake with Version [1.0]. src/fsm/fsm_schemas.cc:1506
    00000014.0036e725 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:warning:7767] Fpolicy server : Handhshake successful for XML format
    00000014.0036e726 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] FPolicy handshake was successful.[0x0x8066a4400] src/fsm/fsm_external_engine.cc:5087
  • Followed by:
    00000014.0036e72a 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:error:7767] Read returned error with errno[4] [0x0x8066a2f00] src/fsm/fsm_external_engine.cc:1075
    00000014.0036e72b 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:error:7767] readMsg returned error while reading the message length response from FPolicy server [0x0x8066a2f00] src/fsm/fsm_external_engine.cc:6811
    00000014.0036e72c 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] [virtual smdb_error fpolicy_appcfg_server_status_db_iterator::notify_imp(smdb_cdb_iterator::operation)] operation: [modify], policy: [76]
    00000014.0036e72d 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] updateStatusTable[disconnect]:: Modified entry vs[3] policy[DefendX_Control_QFS] server[x.x.x.x] [0x0x8066a2f00] src/fsm/fsm_external_engine.cc:5012
    00000014.0036e72e 07ea64ab Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] Server DISCONNECTED with retVal = 9329. [0x0x8066a2f00] src/fsm/fsm_task.cc:2668
    00000014.0036efab 07eab91e Thu Jan 30 2025 21:53:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] [virtual smdb_error fpolicy_appcfg_server_status_db_iterator::notify_imp(smdb_cdb_iterator::operation)] operation: [modify], policy: [76]
    00000014.0036efac 07eab91e Thu Jan 30 2025 21:53:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:info:7767] Server state changed to 5. [0x0x80728a700] src/fsm/fsm_task.cc:466
    000000014.0036efad 07eab91e Thu Jan 30 2025 21:53:51 +00:00 [kern_fpolicy:error:7767] connect failed. errno = 61 [0x0x8066a4400] src/fsm/fsm_external_engine.cc:5429
  • Audit-mlog:
    00000015.02ccf216 07ea32ae Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:48 +00:00 [kern_audit:info:3528] 8503e8000017cdb6 :: cluster:ontapi :: x.x.x.x:54272 :: vserver:domain\user :: <netapp nmsdk_language="C" nmsdk_platform="Windows Server 2019 Standard AMD64" version="1.15" xmlns="http://www.netapp.com/filer/admin" nmsdk_version="9.8P3" vfiler="vserver"><fpolicy-enable-policy><policy-name>DefendX_Control_QFS</policy-name><sequence-number>10</sequence-number></fpolicy-enable-policy></netapp> :: Pending:
    00000015.02ccf219 07ea32ae Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:48 +00:00 [kern_audit:info:3528] 8503e8000017cdb6 :: cluster:ontapi :: x.x.x.x:54272 :: vserver:domain\user :: fpolicy-enable-policy :: Success:
    00000015.02ccf229 07ea32ae Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_audit:info:3528] 8003e8000007e192:8003e8000007e194 :: cluster:ssh :: 30.58.208.207:42612 :: cluster:admin :: Logging out :: Success
    00000015.02ccf233 07ea32ae Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_audit:info:3528] 8503e8000017cdbf :: cluster:ontapi :: x.x.x.x:54277 :: vserver:domain\user :: <netapp nmsdk_language="C" nmsdk_platform="Windows Server 2019 Standard AMD64" version="1.15" xmlns="http://www.netapp.com/filer/admin" nmsdk_version="9.8P3" vfiler="vserver"><fpolicy-server-connect><policy-name>DefendX_Control_QFS</policy-name><server>x.x.x.x</server><node>nodea</node></fpolicy-server-connect></netapp> :: Pending:
    00000015.02ccf235 07ea32ae Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_audit:info:3528] 8503e8000017cdbf :: cluster:ontapi :: x.x.x.x:54277 :: vserver:domain\user :: fpolicy-server-connect :: Error: The specified server "x.x.x.x" is already connected.
    00000015.02ccf238 07ea32ae Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_audit:info:3528] 8503e8000017cdc1 :: cluster:ontapi :: x.x.x.x:54278 :: vserver:domain\user :: <netapp nmsdk_language="C" nmsdk_platform="Windows Server 2019 Standard AMD64" version="1.15" xmlns="http://www.netapp.com/filer/admin" nmsdk_version="9.8P3" vfiler="vserver"><fpolicy-server-connect><policy-name>DefendX_Control_QFS</policy-name><server>x.x.x.x</server><node>nodeb</node></fpolicy-server-connect></netapp> :: Pending:
    00000015.02ccf23a 07ea32ae Thu Jan 30 2025 21:17:50 +00:00 [kern_audit:info:3528] 8503e8000017cdc1 :: cluster:ontapi :: x.x.x.x:54278 :: vserver:domain\user :: fpolicy-server-connect :: Error: The specified server "x.x.x.x" is already connected.
  • Occurs on multiple clusters running the same version of ONTAP as well as the same version of DefendX.
  • Does not occur on all Vserver nor does it happen all the time when doing the initial connection

 

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