This knowledge base was generated through a script and may contain formatting issues. For the accurate content, please refer to the WIP editor. WIP editor. Applies to ONTAP CIFS Windows 2008 Issue Una...This knowledge base was generated through a script and may contain formatting issues. For the accurate content, please refer to the WIP editor. WIP editor. Applies to ONTAP CIFS Windows 2008 Issue Unable to access CIFS shares with short FQDN from Windows 2008 Server. Access with full FQDN and LIF IP works fine. Users are able to access the same share from Windows 2012 and 2016 servers with short FQDN.