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New iSCSI LIFs on new cluster nodes are operationally down

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cluster Join
  • iSCSI

Issue

  • An AFF-A400 HA pair is added to an existing 4-node switched cluster
  • iSCSI LIFs are configured on the new nodes but are operationally down:

NETAPP01::> network interface show  -vserver LY-SVM1-02 -lif lif_LY-SVM1-02_150 -instance

                      Vserver Name: LY-SVM1-02
            Logical Interface Name: lif_LY-SVM1-02_150
                    Service Policy: default-data-iscsi
                      Service List: data-core, data-iscsi
                 (DEPRECATED)-Role: data
                     Data Protocol: iscsi
                   Network Address: 172.20.10.20
                           Netmask: 255.255.255.0
               Bits in the Netmask: 24
                        Is VIP LIF: false
                       Subnet Name: -
                         Home Node: NetApp-AFF04
                         Home Port: e0f
                      Current Node: NetApp-AFF04
                      Current Port: e0f
                Operational Status: down
                   Extended Status: This LIF is down because it was not successfully registered as an iSCSI target. Wait                                     a few minutes, then check the LIF's status again.

 

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