topic Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service. in ONTAP Discussions

Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

Jryan — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:22:38 GMT

I am trying to do a clean up of a SM destination Vserver DR SVM, and I have deleted the Peer relationship and volumes, and confirmed there is nothing listed for Transition.

However, this vserver DR was created on a CIFS SVM, and the SMB still can't be disabled becuase it says there is an active Verser DR relationship.

vserver peer show, vserver list-destinations, and vserver peer transitions show all show nothing for the SVM.

So at this point it appears that the CIFS server is locking the vserver, but I am having trouble finding where to disable this relationship. I would have assumed that deleting the peer relationship would have done it, but apparently not.

Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

TMACMD — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:54:42 GMT

Take a look at snapshots and snapmirror too

snapmirror list-destinations

might help

Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

Jryan — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 20:03:17 GMT

Yeah, I checked that. No SM snapshots, not destination listed for the SVM in question. The only volume left is the system volume, and I can't delete that either, and it won't let me turn off the CIFS service because it is locked by the Vserver DR peer relationship that doesn't exist anymore.

Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

Reverett — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:15:12 GMT

Hello,

It sounds like you are running into the issue described in the below kb:

https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/article?lang=en&page=%2FAdvice_and_Troubleshooting%2FData_Storage_Software%2FONTAP_OS%2FCannot_delete_SVM_due_to_existing_CIFS_server&type=reference

Could you provide the exact error seen when trying to delete the svm and when you try to stop the cifs server?

To troubleshoot this issue live I would suggest opening a support case with NetApp support.

Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

Jryan — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:20:37 GMT

Thank you for your response, but that isn't the issue I am having.

I'm running on a secure, air gapped system, so I'll have to recreate the error after sanitizing it.

The issue with deleting the vserver is really secondary at this point becaus e the CIFS server instance is locked by a SVM mirror relationship that has been deleted.

Once I clear the CIFS server instance for deletion, bypassing the erroneous SMV mirror lock, I expect I will be able to delete the SVM... but as of right not I can't make changes to the CIFS server instance because it thinks it is part of a vserver DR mirror that no longer exists.

Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

cruxrealm — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:11:55 GMT

What is the output of this command (must be run on the source) "snapmirror list-destinations"

Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

Jryan — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:41:50 GMT

On the source cluster I get the 4 mirrored volumes that run to the 2 good SVM destinations and no mirrors to the problematic destination SVM.

Re: Can't delete SVM due to Verserver DR lock on CIFS service.

MauriceSchreiber — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:41:22 GMT

Thanks.

Using -force-account-delete true failed, but providing a wrong username and password and proceeding anyway, worked.