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'File Share Witness' failed to arbitrate for the file share

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9.x
  • SQL
  • CA

Issue

  • SQL Server isn't able to connect to CA CIFS share.
File share witness resource 'File Share Witness' failed to arbitrate for the file share '\\Host.xxx.xxx.xxx\xxxxx_Witness$'. Please ensure that file share '\\Host.xxx.xxx.xxx\xxxx_Witness$' exists and is accessible by the cluster.
 
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