Volume creation fails with "FlexGroups do not support SMB1" after ONTAP upgrade
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Flexcache Volume
- Flexgroup Volumes
- SMB1
- CIFS
Issue
- Flexcache/Flexgroup volume creation fails with error "Flexgroup do not support SMB1"
cluster::*>volume flexcache create -volume cache_test -origin-volume volA -origin-vserver server1 -size 3gb
Warning: The recommended size of the FlexCache volume is 16GB. If the FlexCache volume is less than this size, it might run out of space to cache data.
Do you want to continue? {y|n}: y
[Job 109848] Rolling back the FlexCache volume creation
Error: command failed: [Job 109848] Job failed: SMB1 is enabled on Vserver "server2". FlexGroups do not support SMB1.
- Verify that CIFS is enabled for the vserver
Example: The svm below does not have CIFS enabled as it is not listed under "Allowed Protocols"
cluster::*>vserver show -vserver server2 -protocols
Vserver Allowed Protocols Disallowed Protocols
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server2 nfs, ndmp cifs, fcp, iscsi