File Visibility Issues Between RHEL and Windows Due to NFS/CIFS Metadata and SMB3 Cache Conflicts on ONTAP 9
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Network File System (NFS)
- Common Internet File System (CIFS)
Issue
- A discrepancy was observed between data written from the RHEL side and data visible from Windows.
- Upon inquiry to Microsoft, it was explained that Windows was displaying cached data from SMB3.
- After setting the SMB3 cache size to zero, error
files could no longer be foundraises when trying to open file. STATUS_FILE_DELETEDcan be observed from packet trace during file access fails.
Status: System - Error, Code = (291) STATUS_FILE_DELETED QUERY INFORMATION (0x10) , + Status: 0xC0000123, Code = (291) STATUS_FILE_DELETED, Facility=FACILITY_SYSTEM, Severity = STATUS_SEVERITY_ERROR MessageId: 1490585 (0x16BE99)
