ONTAP Upgrade Paused Due to an orphaned SAN initiator

Applies to

• ONTAP 9.17.1
•  Automated Non-Disruptive Upgrade (ANDU)
• Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)

Issue

During an ONTAP upgrade to version 9.17.1, the upgrade process pauses with an error:

CN*********2::> cluster image show-update-progress
  Estimated   Elapsed
Update Phase          Status             Duration   Duration
------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-update checks     completed          00:02:00   00:01:17
ONTAP updates         paused-on-error    00:47:00   04:36:46
 
Details:
Node name           Status      Status Description
------------------------------------------------------------
CN********1  failed      Error: The connection state of SAN initiators could lead to an outage if the upgrade continues.
                                 The following initiator connections have not been reestablished:
                                 Vserver: C*********ISCSI
                                 LIF: lif_C**********_160
                                 Initiator: iqn.***********************.com
                                 Action: Refer to "lun igroup initiator upgrade" command directory for more details or to suppress this alert.
C*************2  completed 
Status: Paused – Error occurred during "ONTAP updates" phase. 
The upgrade is halted until all issues are resolved. Use `cluster image resume-update` once resolved.