MetroCluster Storage Virtual Machines stop after a cluster reboot or an unplanned power outage
Applies to
- MetroCluster
- ONTAP 9
- All nodes in the cluster rebooted at the same time
Issue
After an unplanned power outage or reboot of all controllers in 1 cluster of a MetroCluster, all Storage Virtual Machines (SVM) are marked as stopped when the nodes are back online. No Switchover / Switchback was issued.
cluster1::> vserver show
Admin Operational Root
Vserver Type Subtype State State Volume Aggregate
----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ----------
cluster1 admin - - - - -
cluster1-01 node - - - - -
cluster1-02 node - - - - -
vserver1 data sync-source running stopped vser1_root aggr1
vserver2 data sync-source running stopped vser2_root aggr1
vserver3 data sync-source running stopped vser3_root aggr2
Attempting to start the servers result in the following error:
cluster1::> vserver start -vserver vserver1
Error: command failed: Failed to start Vserver "vserver1" because the management configuration for this Vserver is locked. Starting a locked Vserver can cause data access issues. To start the Vserver specify "-force".