topic Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster. in ONTAP Hardware

[netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

irakli_natsvlishvili — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:02:11 GMT

Subj. This is a message which is logged at both 3170 heads which are configured as a cluster. License is installed and cf options are configured. But the the message above appears in both heads at least twice a day. Any suggestions?

Also, here is a screenshot from DFM

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

RichardSopp — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:24:36 GMT

Which version of ONTAP are you running and which licenses are installed on the 3170s?

It looks like you might have a cluster_remote license installed.

Are you planning on using this system in a metro cluster configuration?

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

irakli_natsvlishvili — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:30:48 GMT

ONTAP is v8, 7-mode.

And yes, you are correct, there is cluster_remote license installed but there are no plans to use that system in metro cluster.

So, it this message only related to metro cluster config and could be ignored?

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

RichardSopp — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:32:26 GMT

I had the same experince on a FAS3240 cluster running 8.0.1RC3 7-mode.

I believe the message is related to metro cluster but cannot find the original KB article that led me to that conclusion when I first encountered this message.

Rather than face the possible confusion caused by this message I choose to uninstall the cluster_remote license on the system as I did not need the functionality that the license provided.

Once I did that the message stopped appearing.

In my cause this was a lab system and I could easily rebuild it if I had made the wrong decision in uninstalling the license.

Before removing licenses from a system you may want to check with your NetApp sales team / reseller or NetApp support to make sure your actions don't have any unintentional consequences.

I did some digging around on why I was seeing this message in the first place and I believe its not something to do with ONTAP 8 specifically but rather changes that NetApp have made in their software license bundles which means systems now are shipped with a cluster_remote license installed as part of the basic license package. However this is more supposition on my part right now rather than actual fact.

Hope this helps.

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

irakli_natsvlishvili — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:46:31 GMT

Richard,

Thank you. In this case I simple leave the stuff as is. I think screenshot from DFM is something to do with cluster_remote license. I'd expect that removeing that license would correct the output from the DFM.

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

WillFulmer — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:09:00 GMT

Any information on this?

Can this be ignored? Can the message be disabled? Or is the solution removing the cluster_remote license?

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

Darkstar — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:52:50 GMT

simply remove the cluster_remote license and the message will disappear. The only impact it will have is that it will disable the "cf takeover -d" command, which is only meaningful in MetroCluster environments. If you have a simple (non-syncmirrored) cluster, you don't need the cluster_remote license.

You can always add it back later if you decide to use MetroCluster

-Michael

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

craigfeustel — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:26:50 GMT

Here is the bug link with an explanation and the workaround: http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=496375

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

aborzenkov — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:55:51 GMT

IIRC 8.1 will obsolete free licenses. I wonder what is the situation there.

Re: [netapp1: raid.root.unmirrored:error]: Root volume is not mirrored. A takeover of this filer may not be possible in case of a disaster.

craigfeustel — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:08:48 GMT

This is now fixed in version 8.1.1 (GA). see bug detail: http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=496375