Hi everyone,
I’m running into an issue with the ONTAP Simulator and wanted to check if others have seen the same behavior or if this might be version-related.
Environment:
NetApp ONTAP Simulator
OVA: vsim-netapp-DOT9.16.1-cm_nodar.ova
Running on VMware vSphere
Clientversion: 2.18.0 Client-Build-Nummer: 23593406 ESXi-Version: 8.0.3
ESXi-Build-Nummer: 24677879
What I did:
Deployed the OVA without errors
Completed the cluster setup successfully All disks from the OVA are present and visible (disk show looks fine, disks are assigned and in spare/pool0)
Problem:
After rebooting the node, the system throws errors during boot:
All local mailbox disks are inaccessible cloud database service is disabled ERROR: missing pmroot_late.tgz file
After that, the node does not come up cleanly.
Observations:
Disks are visible and assigned correctly Issue only appears after the initial setup + reboot Looks like a problem with mailbox/root initialization rather than missing disks
Question:
Has anyone experienced this with ONTAP Simulator 9.16.1?
Could this be a bug or known issue with this specific simulator version?
Any insights or workarounds would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
