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Is it possible to select home port while creating LIF?

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ONTAP System Manager (OSM)

Answer

  • Auto port placement is one of the highlights for SM 9.8.
  • To simplify the process, NetApp is going away from port selection.
  • The port selection is based on performance lif count on port
    • Also the port selection is based on network L2 reachability. 

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