SnapMirror2Tape restore fails with: SMTAPE Aborting Destination volume,XXX,is to (4043389)

Date: 26/06/2006
NV Version: 7.4
OS Version: ALL
Application version: Netapp Ontap 7
Plugin version: SnapMirror2Tape 2.3



Description:

SnapMirror to Tape restore fails with the message - SMTAPE Aborting Destination volume,XXX,is too small
where XXX is the destination volume name.


Symptoms:
Restore fails immediately after the media is assigned and the restore operation is started on the filer.

Binary log extract listing the sequence of messages received -

Job Message 2006/06/22 16:14:10 8740 Media NETVAULTSERVER (NETVAULTSERVER: Device filer:mc0 (STK L80))

Media in 'DRIVE 2:filer' assigned to job ready for data transfer
Media NETVAULTSERVER Using NDMP for data transfer
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER Restore Request
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER Data transfer using a 'LOCAL' connection
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER NDMP: NORMAL 0: SMTAPE: Starting on volume 1
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER NDMP: NORMAL 0: SMTAPE: Aborting: Destination volume, XXX, is too small
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER Data operation halted due to unrecoverable internal NDMP server error
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER NDMP: NORMAL 0: Dumplet aborted
Media NETVAULTSERVER Mover has halted as all data has been transferred
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER Error restoring data
Data Plugin NETVAULTSERVER Job completed with warnings/errors
Jobs NETVAULTSERVER Fatal error: Restore failed
Jobs NETVAULTSERVER Job Status: Restore Failed