Delayed Service Failover in Windows Server Failover Cluster when using CIFS volume as shared storage
Applies to
- ONTAP
- FAS
- AFF
- ONTAP Select
- CVO
- FSxN
- ANF
- CVS
Issue
When using an CIFS volume as shared storage inside a Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) default ONTAP file locking time outs may result in increased service failover times or errors when trying to start the service on the second node.