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CIFS server creation fails due to VLAN misconfiguration

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS/SMB
  • Virtual LAN (VLAN)

Issue

  • Creating a new CIFS server fails with error; in System Manager this is: FAILURE: Unable to contact DNS to discover domain ** controllers.
  • EMS logs:
[CLUSTER-01: secd: secd.unexpectedFailure:error]: Unexpected SecD failure in Vserver "SVM_CIFS". Details: Error: Machine account creation procedure failed  
[  6 ms] Trying to create machine account 'SVM_CIFS' in 'DOMAIN.LOCAL' for Vserver 'SVM_CIFS'  
[  2025] Failed to connect to 10.0.0.100 for DNS via Source Address 10.0.0.50: Operation timed out   
[ 10044] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers.
[ 10045] No servers available for MS_LDAP_AD, vserver: 3, domain: DOMAIN.LOCAL
  • SECD logs: 
[ 14076] Failed to connect to 10.0.0.100 for DNS via Source Address 10.0.0.50: Operation timed out
[ 15077] Failed to connect to 10.0.0.101 for DNS via Source Address 10.0.0.50: Operation timed out
[ 15079] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers.
  • Unable to ping DNS servers from the SVM LIF.

 

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