diff --git lsm/lsm/na.py lsm/lsm/na.py

index 06c74bc..44ceccc 100644

--- lsm/lsm/na.py

+++ lsm/lsm/na.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import time

 from binascii import hexlify

 from M2Crypto import RC4

+from _ssl import SSLError

 from external.xmltodict import ConvertXmlToDict

@@ -112,6 +113,16 @@ def netapp_filer(host, username, password, timeout, command, parameters=None,

             raise e

     except socket.timeout:

         raise FilerError(Filer.ETIMEOUT, "Connection timeout")

+    except SSLError as sse:

+        # The ssl library doesn't give a good way to find specific reason.

+        # We are doing a string contains which is not ideal, but other than

+        # throwing a generic error in this case there isn't much we can do

+        # to be more specific.

+        if "timed out" in str(sse).lower():

+            raise FilerError(Filer.ETIMEOUT, "Connection timeout (SSL)")

+        else:

+            raise FilerError(Filer.EUNKNOWN,

+                             "SSL error occurred (%s)", str(sse))

     finally:

         if handler:

             handler.close()

@@ -148,6 +159,7 @@ class Filer(object):

     Class to handle NetApp API calls.

     Note: These are using lsm terminology.

     """

+    EUNKNOWN = 10                   # Non-specific error

     ENOSPC = 28                     # Out of space

     ETIMEOUT = 60                   # Time-out

     EINVALID_ISCSI_NAME = 9006      # Invalid ISCSI IQN

diff --git lsm/lsm/ontap.py lsm/lsm/ontap.py

index b742a36..060fc4b 100644

--- lsm/lsm/ontap.py

+++ lsm/lsm/ontap.py

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ e_map = {

     na.Filer.ECLONE_LICENSE_EXPIRED: ErrorNumber.NOT_LICENSED,

     na.Filer.ECLONE_NOT_LICENSED: ErrorNumber.NOT_LICENSED,

     na.Filer.EINVALID_ISCSI_NAME: ErrorNumber.INVALID_IQN,

-    na.Filer.ETIMEOUT: ErrorNumber.PLUGIN_TIMEOUT

+    na.Filer.ETIMEOUT: ErrorNumber.PLUGIN_TIMEOUT,

+    na.Filer.EUNKNOWN: ErrorNumber.PLUGIN_ERROR

 }