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Logical Interface (LIF) is not on home port

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
  • NetApp ONTAP System Manager

Issue

  • System Manager alert that LIF is not on home port:
    LIFs not at home 

Example:

 Logical Interface (LIF) is not on home port

cluster1::> network interface show
            Logical    Status     Network            Current       Current Is
Vserver     Interface  Admin/Oper Address/Mask       Node          Port    Home
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- ----
svm01
            lif-01
                       up/up      10.10.10.10/24     cluster1-01
                                                                   a0a-185 true
            lif-02
                       up/up      10.10.10.20/24     cluster1-01
                                                                   a0a-185 false

  • Active IQ Digital Advisor also detects Network interfaces are not located on their home ports
  • In AutoSupport within the NETWORK-INTERFACE.XML section the LIF will show the Is Home field as false

 

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