Delll EMC Unity: Not able to create a NDMP job

Summary: NDMP backup job fails, maximum sessions has been reached,

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Symptoms



> Not able to create another NDMP backup session.


root@spb:/cores/service>/nas/bin/server_param ALL -f NDMP -i concurrentDataStreams
SVDM_A :
name                    = concurrentDataStreams
facility_name           = NDMP
default_value           = 4
current_value           = 4   
configured_value        =
user_action             = reboot DataMover
change_effective        = reboot DataMover
range                   = (1,4)
description             = Number of concurrent data streams

SVDM_B :
name                    = concurrentDataStreams
facility_name           = NDMP
default_value           = 4
current_value           = 4
configured_value        =
user_action             = reboot DataMover
change_effective        = reboot DataMover
range                   = (1,4)
description             = Number of concurrent data streams

Cause


spb\EMC\C4Core\log\c4_safe_ktrace.log: 


50:13.136129    5     7F3F7AF3D703      mlu:MLU I: MluSnapMgrIsSnapObsolete[6137] Expiration date for Snap snapNDMP1449139037_279 is set
3.8M     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 6:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Active NDMP backup/restore streams: 1, system configured concurrent streams: 4, maximum concurrent ses
TIME   2     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 6:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  sions supported: 4.                            <<----------------
 1666     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 4:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) < Backup type: dump >
    9     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 4:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) Name: TYPE Value: dump
    8     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 4:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) Name: FILESYSTEM Value: \GEMS
   7     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 4:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) Name: PREFIX Value: \GEMS
    7     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 4:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) Name: LEVEL Value: 0
   6     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 4:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) Name: HIST Value: Y
    7     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 4:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) Name: UPDATE Value: y
   21     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 3:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) lookupPath returned NULL. FS=\GEMS
   21     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 3:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000 fails in data startBackup, mover and data will be cleaned up as appropriat
    2     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 3:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  e; err=NDMP_ILLEGAL_ARGS_ERR, env_len=6, NDMP version=4.
    8     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 3:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) Invalid state to stop mover (0).
   19     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 6:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Cleanup: Active NDMP backup/restore sessions back to: 0, system configured concurrent streams: 4, maxi
    2     7F3560B54703     sade:NDMP: 6:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  mum concurrent sessions allowed: 4.
  68K     7F3560B54702     sade:NDMP: 6:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) < receive DATA_ABORT request >
  14     7F3560B54702     sade:NDMP: 6:[ZAS31SECNAS01]  Session 000 (thread ndmp000) < sent DATA_ABORT reply, error: NDMP_NO_ERR >
   9     7F3F7AF3D702      mlu:MLU I: MluSnapMgrIsSnapObsolete[6137] Expiration date for Snap snapNDMP1448361284_179 is set
    2     7F3F7AF3D702      mlu:MLU I: MluSnapMgrDestroyExpiredorInvalidatedSnap[8100] XID: 0x1274. Initiated the destroy of Snap snapNDMP1448361284_179
  4     7F3F7AF3D702      mlu:MLU I: MluSnapMgrIsSnapObsolete[6137] Expiration date for Snap snapNDMP1449139037_279 is set

Resolution

Delete all NDMP snapshots by selecting the snapshots tab of the affected storage
Apply hotfix

Affected Products

VNXe1 Series

Products

VNXe1 Series, VNXe3200
Article Properties
Article Number: 000052311
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2025
Version:  3
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