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Is renaming LIF disruptive?

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    Jun 13, 2025
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6/13/2025, 1:29:41 PM

Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • No changes other than the LIF name

Answer

Renaming LIF have no impact to the service of SVM and the same as nas service.

Additional Information

If any scripts are made and being used that perform operations by specifying the LIF name, those should also be updated accordingly to avoid impact.

 

 

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