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nis.server.not.available due to a network connection issue

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NIS 

Issue

  • The NIS server disconnected with the following event from the EMS log
Mon Jun 29 01:17:11 +0200 [node1: ypbind: nis.server.not.available:error]: None of the NIS servers configured for SVM 'svm1' can be contacted.
  • The NIS domain bound status shows Could not connect to server
Cluster::*> vserver services name-service nis-domain show-bound-debug  -vserver svm1
                                  Bound             Bound
Vserver       Domain              NIS Server        Status
------------- ------------------- ----------------- -------------------
svm1          ntap.local          10.10.10.20       Could not connect to server
 
  • ypbind log show "RPC client creation failure event" after deleting and recreating the NIS configuration
 Mon Jun 29 2023 10:42:09 +02:00 [kern_ypbind:debug:6427] ypbind.cc 2850 write_bindings: Successfully wrote binding to /mroot/etc/cluster_config/vserver/.vserver_1/config/name_services//var/yp/binding/NTAP.local.2.
Mon Jun 29 2023 10:42:17 +02:00 [kern_ypbind:warning:6427] yp_ping.cc 331 __yp_ping_proto: RPC client creation failed for Vserver 1 and NIS server 10.10.10.20. Error = 14
Mon Jun 29 2023 10:42:25 +02:00 [kern_ypbind:warning:6427] yp_ping.cc 331 __yp_ping_proto: RPC client creation failed for Vserver 1 and NIS server 10.10.10.20. Error = 14
 

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