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nis.server.active

Severity

INFORMATIONAL

Description

This message occurs when the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM, formerly Vserver) binds to any of the configured NIS servers.

Corrective Action

(None).

Syslog Message

SVM '%s' has successfully bound to the %s NIS server.

Parameters

vserver_name (STRING): Name of the SVM.
nis_server (STRING): Configured NIS server.

nis.server.inactive

Severity

ERROR

Description

This message occurs when one of the NIS servers configured for a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM, formerly Vserver) cannot be contacted.

Corrective Action

From a UNIX ® workstation, make sure that the NIS server is responding to requests. Also make sure that the portmapper on the NIS server is responding to requests. Make sure that there are no networking issues stopping the cluster from communicating with this NIS server.

Syslog Message

%s NIS server configured for SVM '%s' cannot be contacted.

Parameters

nis_server (STRING): Configured NIS server.
vserver_name (STRING): Name of the SVM.

nis.server.invalid.domain

Severity

ERROR

Description

This message occurs when the Network Information Service (NIS) servers configured for a storage virtual machine (SVM, formerly Vserver) cannot be contacted due to "Invalid Domain" error.

Corrective Action

Make sure that the NIS server with the correct domain is configured.

Syslog Message

%s NIS server configured for SVM '%s' cannot be contacted due to "Invalid Domain" error.

Parameters

nis_server (STRING): Configured NIS server.
vserver_name (STRING): Name of the SVM.

nis.server.not.available

Severity

ERROR

Description

This message occurs when none of the NIS servers configured for a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM, formerly Vserver) can be contacted.

Corrective Action

From a UNIX ® workstation, make sure that the NIS server is responding to requests. Also make sure that the portmapper on the NIS server is responding to requests. Make sure that there are no networking issues stopping the cluster from communicating with this NIS server.

Syslog Message

None of the NIS servers configured for SVM '%s' can be contacted.

Parameters

vserver_name (STRING): Name of the SVM.