It looks like publicweb is also your root volume.  Doing a snap restore on the root volume is not a good idea.

 

Even after removing the file, OnTap still has the file handle open on it.

 

You probably need to create a new separate root volume (recommended) or move the root volume to another existing volume and then re-run the snap restore.

 

If publicweb isn’t the root volume, I’m not sure what the issue is.

 

John

 

From: toasters-bounces@teaparty.net [mailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net] On Behalf Of Fletcher Cocquyt
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:32 PM
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Subject: Error: snap restore: Volume is in use by other operations

 

Anyone seen this

 

na03*> snap restore -t vol -s hourly.1 publicweb

Volume publicweb will be made restricted briefly before coming back online.

Are you sure you want to do this? y

You have selected volume publicweb, snapshot hourly.1

Proceed with revert? y
Volume publicweb may not be remounted because of 1 open file:
The sm_recover_main process has 1 file open :
    /vol/publicweb/etc/sm/notify
snap restore: Volume is in use by other operations. (public web).

 

 

 

We cancelled & deleted all related snap mirrors on the volume and and moved the /etc/sm/notify file out of the way and

still could not execute the snap restore - any idea why?

 

this is Ontap 8.1

 

thanks