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CIFS share inaccessible via DFS

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS
  • DFS

Issue

  • CIFS clients are unable to connect to shares due to check spelling errors indicating that the network path couldn't be resolved.
  • The Shares are presented via DFS name/Alias name set on DFS server.
  • When accessed directly (without DFS) no issues are seen.
  • The root of the DFS namespace is similarly inaccessible.
  • When the same path is accessed via another DFS server (e.g. a server at another site), no issues are seen.

 

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