Updating the netmask of a subnet with LIFs associated fails with below error, even with -force-update-lif-associations true Changing the netmask of existing LIFs through the subnet commands is not sup...Updating the netmask of a subnet with LIFs associated fails with below error, even with -force-update-lif-associations true Changing the netmask of existing LIFs through the subnet commands is not supported. Updating the netmask of the LIF that is associated to a subnet does not work either Error: command failed: Cannot update LIF associations for LIF "xyz1". The netmask of the LIF ("255.255.252.0") does not match the netmask of the subnet
Applies to ONTAP 9 Networking A misconfigured netmask value on a LIF will prevent some IP addresses from being reachable. The netmask is used to derive the network number / routing prefix for the inte...Applies to ONTAP 9 Networking A misconfigured netmask value on a LIF will prevent some IP addresses from being reachable. The netmask is used to derive the network number / routing prefix for the interface from the LIF's IP address. If the configured value is incorrect, the wrong network number / prefix will be derived, which will make it impossible for some IP addresses to be reached. It is best to get confirmation from the network team what the correct values are before making a change.
