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ONTAP logs 'vifmgr.dbase.checkerror' and 'vifmgr.startup.failover.err'

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ONTAP 9

Issue

ONTAP logs  vifmgr.startup.failover.err and vifmgr.dbase.checkerror which indicates that cluster database consistency

  • EMS logs:

[node_name: vifmgr: vifmgr.dbase.checkerror:alert]: VIFMgr experienced an error verifying cluster database consistency. Some LIFs might not be hosted properly as a result.

[node_name: vifmgr: vifmgr.startup.merge.err:error]: The Logical Interface Manager (VIFMgr) encountered errors during startup.

More details:
EMS& Identifier:    vifmgr.dbase.checkerror
Syslog Message:    VIFMgr experienced an error verifying cluster database consistency. Some LIFs might not be hosted properly as a result.
Syslog Severity:    
Event Severity :    ALERT
Description:    This message occurs when the logical interface manager (VIFMgr) experiences an error while verifying cluster database consistency. Some configured objects, such as logical interfaces (LIFs) might not be hosted properly as a result.
Corrective Action:    Contact NetApp technical support and reference the "vifmgr.dbase.checkerror" error.


EMS& Identifier:    vifmgr.startup.failover.err
Syslog Message:    VIFMgr encountered errors during startup.
Syslog Severity:    
Event Severity :    ALERT
Description:    This message occurs when the logical interface manager (VIFMgr) encounters an error while initializing the structures required for logical interface (LIF) failover. As a result of this error, the node is now running in a degraded state.
Corrective Action:    Contact NetApp technical support and reference the "vifmgr.startup.failover.err" error.

  • MGWD logs:

[kern_mgwd:info:2443] A [src/rdb/quorum/qm_states/qm_state.cc 471 (0x82cca3700)]: doWorkerWork: RDB QM main voter thread slept for 23993 ms (apparent starvation)

  • Partner node MGWD logs:

[kern_mgwd:info:2443] W [src/rdb/TM.cc 4597 (0x82cdf1900)]: _coord_commit: TM 1000: Transaction TID <52,13980,13980> commit failed: UNIT_OFFLINE; declaring unstable quorum in epoch 52.  Total participating sites: 1, number of sites committed: 1, epsilon commit: false

 

 

 

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