Michael,
We have two netapps, both model FAS270. Netapp1, the source for ndmpcopy, runs 7.0.4; netapp2, the destination, netapp2, runs 7.2.7. We use ndmpcopy to copy volumes from netapp1 to netapp2. Intermittently (though it seems to occur more frequently now), the ndmpcopy fails to run and gives the following message:
Body error NDMP_ILLEGAL_STATE_ERR in reply message NdmpMessageDataStartRecover from destination Feb 25 06:00:05 CST [ndmpc:233]: Failed to start restore on destination
There is no pattern regarding on which volume or the size of the volume the ndmpcopy operation will fail. It can occur on one of our smaller volumes (1g) or on our largest (765g). The error will occur when the
Intermittent failures. Our favorite kind!
Are you able to reproduce the failure on each filer separately, with the source/destination being the same (netapp1<->netapp1, netapp2<->netapp2)? How about in the opposite direction?
What sort of authentication are you using? Looks like you're digging through /etc/log/ndmpdlog. Is there anything telling in /etc/log/ndmpcopy.<date>?
-Kevin
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