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Vscan Time-outs on files causing delays on file creations

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • VSCAN
  • CIFS/SMB

Issue

  • Scan time-outs observed in ONTAP:

Node     Vserver    Server      Event Log Time  Event Type    File Path                            Vserver LIF
node-01  vserver    10.1.1.41   12:43:01        scan-timedout \Folder\Sub\file1.ZIP.new.0          10.1.1.11   

  • Very high delay in accessing or creating files in CIFS share
  • Disabling VSCAN fixes the issue

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