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Port must reside in the same IPspace as the Vserver of the LIF

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • MetroCluster
  • NAS LIFs

Issue

  • MetroCluster shows a port placement error: 
ClusterA::*> metrocluster check lif show
Cluster             Vserver     LIF          Check                  Result
------------------- ----------- -----------  ---------------------- ------
ClusterA            SVM1
                                LIF1
                                             lif-placed-on-dr-node  ok
                                             port-selection         warning
  • LIF migration fails:

ClusterA::*> net int modify -vserver SVMB-mc -lif LIF1 -home-port a0a-1 -home-node ClusterA-02
(network interface modify)

Warning: Changing the home port to a new broadcast domain may result in a momentary loss of connectivity while the LIF is moved to the new port.
Do you want to continue? {y|n}: y

Error: command failed: Port must reside in the same IPspace as the Vserver of the LIF.

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