Netapp VfilerNetapp Vfiler Rename and re-IP a FilerRe IP a vfiler Through CLISTEP1 : # add the new first since you can't have a vfiler with no ip vfiler add vfilername -i newIP Step2 : # remove the old IP and unbind it vfiler remove vfilername -i oldIP Step 3 : ifconfig the interface with the new IP. You will then need to ifconfig the interface with the IP you added... running ifconfig using the IP will bind that interf ace (single port, vif, vlan, alias, etc.) to the vFiler since the IP matches. Add the ifconfig to the /e tc/rc file in vf iler0 as well as the "vfiler run v filername route add default" if needed. You can also run "vfiler run vfilername setup -e interface:ip:subnet" after the vfiler add, but setup will wack several files (hosts, hosts.equiv, exports, etc.) inside the vFiler, so I recommend to just run the ifconfig to create the binding and edit /etc/rc of vfiler0. Re-name VfilerRenaming a vFiler unit Consider the following before renaming a vFiler unit: Step1The new name should not exist on the storage system, or on the partnerstorage system in a cluster.Although Data ONTAP allows the storage system and its partner to havevFilerunits with same names, for administration ease, Network Appliance recommends that you do not create vFiler units with the same name. Step2The vfiler rename command does not change the CIFS node name of thevFiler unit or affect any client connections that are active. The vfiler rename command changes the name of the vfiler unit onlywit hin Data ONTAP; it does not rebroadcast the new name to the CIFSdomain controllers or the NetBIOS nameservers because these protocolsmight be using a different name for the vFiler unit than Data ONTAP uses. If you need to change the name mapping in the CIFS domain controllers, run CIFS setup for each of these protocols. Step 3Do not rename a vFiler unit while it is being migrated. Doing so will causethe migrate command on the remote system to f ail. Renaming a vFilerunitTo rename a vFiler unit, complete the following step. StepAction1 Enter the following command: vfiler rename old_vfiler_name new_vfiler_name Example: The following example renames a vFiler unit namedvfiler1 to vfiler2:
