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Share names show as lowercase through IP but uppercase through FQDN or NETBIOS

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS

Issue

CIFS share names created in uppercase show as lowercase when accessing the CIFS server through IP, but uppercase through FQDN or NETBIOS.
  • Share name in uppercase on System Manager:

Share names show as lowercase through IP

  • Share shows as lowercase when accessing the CIFS server through IP:

CIFS server through IP

  • Share shows as uppercase when accessing the CIFS server through FQDN or NETBIOS:

CIFS server through FQDN or NETBIOS

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