topic Re: Cannot modify scanner pool on an Administrative Vserver in General Discussion

Cannot modify scanner pool on an Administrative Vserver

NetApp_Journeyman — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:41:18 GMT

Hi,

We feel receiving the following error message when attempting to remove vscan servers from the scanner-pool:

Error: command failed: Cannot modify a scanner pool on an administrative Vserver.

Note, we're admins and I've even used the set diag command. Please advise

Re: Cannot modify scanner pool on an Administrative Vserver

hmoubara — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 02:47:31 GMT

Hello,

Can you share the full command you running. Are you specifying the vserver name once trying to run the command.

You will need to make sure you specifying the vserver name that owns the vscan policy.

Thanks

Re: Cannot modify scanner pool on an Administrative Vserver

NetApp_Journeyman — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:30:49 GMT

I'm using the following command:

vserver vscan scanner-pool modify -vserver * - scanner-pool cenpool -hostnames x.x.x.x, x.x.x.x <---- (the necessary IP addresses)

Every time I try receive the "Cannot modify a scanner pool on an administrative vserver". Even when I run the command individually

Re: Cannot modify scanner pool on an Administrative Vserver

hmoubara — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:45:33 GMT

Hello,

Try performing the below:

1. SSH to the cluster using the cluster-mgmt Lif.

2. List the scanner-pool: vserver vscan scanner-pool show

3. Initiate the remove command on the Cluster admin vserver instead of the modify; you can use the remove and add to adjust the vscan server attached to that specific sanner-pool.

vscan scanner-pool servers remove -vserver <vserver name> -scanner-pool <scanner-pool> -hostnames
<text> List of hostnames for Vscan Servers

vscan scanner-pool servers add -vserver <vserver name> -scanner-pool <scanner-pool> -hostnames
<text> List of hostnames for Vscan Servers

Thanks

Re: Cannot modify scanner pool on an Administrative Vserver

NetApp_Journeyman — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:55:25 GMT

Hi,

Thank you for suggestion. Unfortunately, following your instructions doens't change things; i'm still left with the "Cannot modify a scanner pool on an administrative Vserver" message

I'm wondering if I need to talk to someone who can modify the vscan servers themselves...

Re: Cannot modify scanner pool on an Administrative Vserver

ttran — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:39:23 GMT

Hello Netapp_Journeyman,

Please use the following command to remove servers from a scanner pool "vserver vscan scanner-pool servers remove".

Here is reference documentation:

Removing Vscan servers from a scanner pool

Regards,

Team NetApp