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Does updating the NIS servers IP in vserver configuration have any impact to NFS

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NIS
  • NFS

Answer

  • Depending on the use of NIS as per ns-switch for user, group, netgroup etc. validation it can impact users who are currently accessing the NFS.
  • Hence it is advised to make the modifications in maintenance window.

Additional Information

To verify if nis is configured as source in ns-switch:

cluster::> vserver services name-service ns-switch show -vserver svm1
                               Source
Vserver         Database       Order
--------------- ------------   ---------
vs913           hosts          files,
                               dns
vs913           group          files
vs913           passwd         files
vs913           netgroup       nis
vs913           namemap        files
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