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SVM DR Sync Failure sometimes

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Applies to

  • FAS8300
  • ONTAP version 9.13.1P14
  • SVM DR (SnapMirror)

Issue

  • SVM DR sync failed with the following error in the logs:
::> snapmirror show -destination-path vserver01-dr:
 
Last Transfer Error: 
  Failed to create Snapshot copy on volume. Volume: Flex1__0001: Snapshot operation could not be completed within the timeout window.
Transfer for volume "Flex1" failed. Reason: Failed to set "snapmirror-label" or internal tag for Snapshot copy "vserverdr.2.AAAAAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAAAAAAAAA.2025-06-18_bbbbbb" on volume "vserver01:Flex1". (Volume cccccccc-ccccc-cccccccccc-ccccccccccccc:Flex1 does not have Snapshot copy vserverdr.2.AAAAAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAAAAAAAAA.2025-06-18_bbbbbb.).
Execute "snapmirror show -destination-vserver vserver01-dr -fields last-transfer-error,unhealthy-reason -expand" to check if the constituent volumes have encountered errors.
  • From destination snapshot Last Transfer Error:

Failed to get transfer Snapshot information from source volume "Flex1__0002". (Volume cccccccc-ccccc-cccccccccc-ccccccccccccc:Flex1__0002 does not have Snapshot copy vserverdr.1.AAAAAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAAAAAAAAA.2025-05-25_dddddd.

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