SVM Client Connectivity Issues After Node Reboot Due to Multiple Default Routes
Applies to
- NetApp ONTAP 9.16.1P10
- AFF-C250 and similar FAS/AFF platforms
- SVM (Storage Virtual Machine) routing configuration
Issue
- After node panics and subsequent reboots, some SVMs (e.g.,
SVM1) picked up an incorrect default route, resulting in client connectivity outages. - The issue was observed when multiple default routes with equal weighting were configured for the SVM. Log output examples:
| SVM1 | 0.0.0.0/0 | 192.168.16.254 | 20 |
| SVM1 | 0.0.0.0/0 | 192.168.19.254 | 20 |
- After these events, clients experienced outages until the incorrect default route was removed.
