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WINS conflict error Nblade.cifsNbNameConflict:error noticed in ems logs

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS
  • NetBIOS
  • WINS

Issue

  • Below error seen in ems logs:
Nblade.cifsNbNameConflict:error]: The NetBIOS Name Service received a negative name registration response. The name CLUSTER01 is owned by a remote machine. The IP address being registered is XX.XXX.X.XXX. Object type is: VSERVER with UUID: XXXXX
  • WINS is being used and same netbios name registered twice causing conflict:
::> vserver cifs nbtstat -node NODE-01 -vserver SVM_CIFS -instance

                           Node: NODE-01
                        Vserver: SVM_CIFS
                       NBT Name: NBTNAME01
                 NetBIOS Suffix: 00
                     Interfaces: X.X.X.112
                        Servers: X.X.X.1
                                 X.X.X.10
Server State (active, inactive): active

                     NBT Scope:
                       NBT Mode: h
                          State: wins_conflict
                      Time Left: 0
                           Type:

                           Node: NODE-01
                        Vserver: SVM_CIFS
                       NBT Name: NBTNAME01
                 NetBIOS Suffix: 20
                     Interfaces: X.X.X.112
                        Servers: X.X.X.1
                                 X.X.X.10
Server State (active, inactive): active

                      NBT Scope:
                       NBT Mode: h
                          State: wins_conflict
                      Time Left: 0
                           Type:
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