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Does address notification such as GARP (Gratuitous ARP) and communication to the GW address occur when creating a new SVM LIF?

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ONTAP 9

Answer

Yes.  During LIF creation, the storage controller advertises the new MAC address being used by a LIF using Gratuitous ARP.

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