NDMP Backup fails with the following error in the job log: V-79-57344-4873 - The NDMP server returned a backup error. See the NDMP Log for more information.

Problem

NDMP Backup fails with the following error in the job log: Final error: 0xe0001309 - The NDMP server returned a backup error. See the NDMP Log for more information.

Error Message

V-79-57344-4873 - The NDMP server returned a backup error. See the NDMP Log for more information.

NDMP Log Message: DUMP: Too many active dumps currently in progress.
NDMP Log Message: DUMP: Dump failed to initialize.
NDMP Log Message: DUMP: DUMP IS ABORTED
NDMP Log Message: Mover: Data connection closed by foreign host.
NDMP Data Halted: Internal Error
NDMP Log Message: Dump aborted.
NDMP Mover Halted: Connect Closed

OR
 
NDMP Log Message: DUMP: Using Full Volume Dump
NDMP Log Message: DUMP: Resource limitation: no available thread.
NDMP Log Message: DUMP: Dump failed to initialize.
NDMP Log Message: DUMP: DUMP IS ABORTED
NDMP Data Halted: Internal Error
NDMP Log Message: Dump aborted.
NDMP Mover Halted: Internal Error
NDMP Log Message: MoveletOutput: Internal Error.
 

Cause

a)    The problem is caused by stale sessions on NDMP server. Ndmpd status might not show them if the NDMP connection was terminated abruptly.

Solution

 1) Establish a telnet session with the netapp server by running the following command at command prompt:

telnet <ip_address_of_netapp_filer> 

2) Enter the root credentials to login. 

3) Issue the backup status command to display a list with ID, STATE and TYPE. 

4) Issue the following command to kill the session.

backup terminate ID_number 

5) Issue the backup status command again.  The output should be "No backup activity."

6) Try to run the backup again.