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How to modify LIFs without disrupting IO traffic?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • iSCSI
  • FC
  • SAN

Answer

  •  A LIF has to be brought down in order to modify it. - network interface modify -vserver <SVM_name> -lif <LIF_name> -status-admin down
  • Make sure the host has access to multiple paths so that bringing down one LIF will not cause any IO disruption.

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Modifying a LIF

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