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WFA cannot connect to array on perl command

THORSTEN_KRAUSE
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Hello,

 

got a problem in a WFA-Workflow.

I'm using several WFA commands in a workflow to work on a single cDot-cluster.

I use a couple of Powershell-commands that work flawless (connect & execute)

and one perl-command (from Netapp - "SnapMirror initialize or update set")

which fails on connecting to the array.

I did not change anything on the Perl-configuration that comes with WFA.

WFA is latest version 3.1.0.0.1P1 Build 3511759

Server is Win2012 R2 freshly installed.

 

Hope somebody can help me here?

 

Regards,

Thorsten

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THORSTEN_KRAUSE
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Hey,

 

sinhaa found the error:

in my case, it was a misinterpretation in wfautil.pm

Problem was that if you got a password that contains quotes or ampersands,

wfautil.pm will wrongly interpret it.

 

sinhaa filed a bug for that, hopefully it'll be fixed in WFA 4.0 GA

 

Regards and thanks for the help

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Rutul
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I am also facing the same issue. Please update if anybody has found the solution

Rutul
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Hi All,

 

@sinhaa gave me the solution of this problem when he tried to debug this issue in my WFA environment. 

 

What we tried - 

 

1. Tried the Perl code posted by Abhishek Sinha, by running into command prompt

 

 

####

 

use NaServer;

 

#Set Array credentials below
$array="10.20.30.40";
$username = "admin";
$pass = "mypass";

 

$server = NaServer->new($array, 1, 14);
$server->set_style('LOGIN');
$server->set_admin_user($username, $pass);
$server->set_transport_type('HTTPS');
$server->set_server_cert_verification(0);
$output = $server->invoke( "system-get-version" );
if (ref ($output) eq "NaElement" && $output->results_errno != 0) {
# failed to establish connection
print "Connection failed";

print $output->results_reason;
}
else {
# successfully connected
print "Connected successfully";
}

 

########

 

2. It gave us the error as "Can't locate NaServer.pl @INC .."

 

Therefore we added the new Environment Variable as shown below. 

 

Go to MyComputer Properties > Click on "Advanced System Settings" > Press "Environment Variables" button > Add the New variable in System Variables section:

 

Variable Name:  PERL5LIB

Variable Value:  C:\Program Files\NetApp\WFA\perl\nmsdk; C:\Program Files\NetApp\WFA\Perl64\lib; C:\Program Files\NetApp\WFA\Perl64\site

 

After this I was able to connect to Array in WFA workflow using perl scripting. Thanks @sinhaa for the help.

 

All those who are facing this issue can try the same solution. 

 

@sinhaa and @abhit Let me know if I have missed something here.

THORSTEN_KRAUSE
9,923 Views

Hey,

 

sinhaa found the error:

in my case, it was a misinterpretation in wfautil.pm

Problem was that if you got a password that contains quotes or ampersands,

wfautil.pm will wrongly interpret it.

 

sinhaa filed a bug for that, hopefully it'll be fixed in WFA 4.0 GA

 

Regards and thanks for the help

MATTHEWKOOSWN
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Sinhaa,

 

I have this same issue.  Perl commands (in my cast transfer snapmirror) that were working previously when I was running WFA 3.1P1 seem to have been broken when I upgraded to WFA 3.1P2.  I am getting the same unable to connect to array error.  I tried adding in the cluster management name and IP into the hosts file and that changed the behavior of the problem.  It doesn't error out immediately instead it sits for a very long time and comes back with the following error:

 

C:\Program Files\NetApp\WFA\Perl64\bin>perl myfile.pl
Connection failedServer returned HTTP Error:

 

I tried adding in the environment variable as well as another poster suggested but it did not help.  Do you have any suggestions for me to try?

 

Thanks,

Matt.

 

sinhaa
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@MATTHEWKOOSWN

 

Matt,

 

Unable to connect using perl commands is a very generic error and comes due to many reasons, they all have to be dealt case by case basis. I suggest you raise a netapp support case, so that I can have a look at your WFA env. Else its very difficult to pin-point the error and it will take long time as well.

 

 

I assure you, it will be resolved.

 

sinhaa

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