https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/QlikView-error-when-performing-Excel-Extract-system-error-a/ta-p/1772904 <P>Intermittent issues when performing Excel extracts:&nbsp;</P> <P>"<SPAN>system error: exists for \ failed: existsexception \ failed: boost::filesystem::status: a device attached to the system is not functioning:"<STRONG>filepath": too many links</STRONG>"</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>This issue discovered using Dell Isilon storage:</SPAN></P> <H4>Environment</H4> <UL> <LI>QlikView 12.40.20100&nbsp; Clustered Publisher</LI> </UL> <H3>Resolution</H3> <P><SPAN>Request for direct IP to connect to one server on the Isilon rather than using the load balancer.</SPAN></P> <H3>Cause&nbsp;</H3> <P><SPAN>Dell Isilon storage load balancer sending Qlik extraction requests to nodes that were prompting for credentials when they should not have been.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:38:15 GMT Juli_K 2021-01-08T15:38:15Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/QlikView-error-when-performing-Excel-Extract-system-error-a/ta-p/1772904 <P>Intermittent issues when performing Excel extracts:&nbsp;</P> <P>"<SPAN>system error: exists for \ failed: existsexception \ failed: boost::filesystem::status: a device attached to the system is not functioning:"<STRONG>filepath": too many links</STRONG>"</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>This issue discovered using Dell Isilon storage:</SPAN></P> <H4>Environment</H4> <UL> <LI>QlikView 12.40.20100&nbsp; Clustered Publisher</LI> </UL> <H3>Resolution</H3> <P><SPAN>Request for direct IP to connect to one server on the Isilon rather than using the load balancer.</SPAN></P> <H3>Cause&nbsp;</H3> <P><SPAN>Dell Isilon storage load balancer sending Qlik extraction requests to nodes that were prompting for credentials when they should not have been.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:38:15 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/QlikView-error-when-performing-Excel-Extract-system-error-a/ta-p/1772904 Juli_K 2021-01-08T15:38:15Z