Duplicate node found for * feature at * operation

[Diana_Bucuci]

Hello,

I found in the firewall logs the following error messages:

Duplicate node found for arp feature at delete operation
Duplicate node found for vpn feature at show operation
Duplicate node found for router-options feature at show operation
Duplicate node found for arp feature at add operation
Duplicate node found for arp feature at delete operation
Duplicate node found for router-options feature at show operation
Duplicate node found for vpn feature at show operation

Does anyone know why or what action generated them? Thank you!

[G_W_Albrecht]

I would assume that these come from Advanced routing (RouteD - PIM, BGP...).

[Nick_Doropoulos]

Could you share with us more information about the problem at hand please? For instance:

1. What is the version of your firewall?
2. Did you get the logs in question while you attempted to carry out a particular task (like running a script or using the mgmt api)? If so, did you encounter any errors at all?
3. Do you have a screenshot of the relevant firewall logs?
4. Are you trying to achieve something specific or is it more of a case of being curious about what the said logs mean?

Thanks.

[PhoneBoy]

These look like Gaia OS errors that suggest some duplicate entries in the configuration database.

[Nick_Doropoulos]

Hmmm, if that is the case, and the gateway is R77.30, I guess we could find out by navigating to Menu >> Manage >> Network Objects >> More >> Refine by: Duplicates.

Unsure whether a similar functionality exists on R80.x as I struggle to find it. In my experience, duplicate objects sometimes have one copy unused so mgmt_cli show unused-objects might help.

Happy to hear a more straightforward way for R80.x versions.

[Timothy_Hall]

In R80+ management to find duplicate objects, bring up the Objects Explorer window (from the Objects menu on the upper-left of the SmartConsole, or from the "bulleted list" icon directly above the objects list sidebar on the right, or just hit CNTRL-E), then in the upper-left of the resulting window click on "All" and change it to "Unused Objects".

[PhoneBoy]

No, I was referring to Gaia OS configuration, not anything in SmartConsole.
Might be worth a TAC case.

[Diana_Bucuci]

The version is R77.30. There was no failure of functionality, just noticed the errors in the log files.

I found some duplicate IPs and eliminated them. I will check if the errors will appear again in the logs.

[Douglas_Rich]

Greetings Diana....  Did you come to a conclusion on the root cause of these messages?

I'm seeing these on one of my firewalls and I'm also curious what they mean.