Update the NIS domain and server configuration for an SVM
PATCH /name-services/nis/{svm.uuid}
Introduced In: 9.6
Updates NIS domain and server configuration of an SVM.
Important notes
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Both NIS domain and servers can be modified.
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Domains and servers cannot be empty.
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Both FQDNs and IP addresses are supported for the servers field.
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If the domain is modified, NIS servers must also be specified.
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IPv6 must be enabled if IPv6 family addresses are specified for the servers field.
 
Related ONTAP commands
- 
vserver services name-service nis-domain modify 
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Parameters
| Name | Type | In | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
svm.uuid  | 
string  | 
path  | 
True  | 
UUID of the SVM to which this object belongs.  | 
Request Body
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
bound_servers  | 
array[string]  | 
|
domain  | 
string  | 
The NIS domain to which this configuration belongs.  | 
servers  | 
array[string]  | 
A list of hostnames or IP addresses of NIS servers used by the NIS domain configuration.  | 
svm  | 
Example request
{
  "bound_servers": [
    "string"
  ],
  "domain": "string",
  "servers": [
    "string"
  ],
  "svm": {
    "name": "svm1",
    "uuid": "02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7"
  }
}
Response
Status: 200, Ok
Error
Status: Default
ONTAP Error Response Codes
| Error Code | Description | 
|---|---|
1966253  | 
IPv6 is not enabled in the cluster  | 
2621488  | 
Invalid SVM context  | 
2621706  | 
The specified SVM UUID is incorrect for the specified SVM name  | 
3276964  | 
NIS domain name or NIS server domain is too long. The maximum supported for domain name is 64 characters and the maximum supported for NIS server domain is 255 characters  | 
3276933  | 
A maximum of 10 NIS servers can be configured per SVM  | 
23724109  | 
DNS resolution failed for one or more specified servers  | 
23724112  | 
DNS resolution failed due to an internal error. Contact technical support if this issue persists  | 
23724132  | 
DNS resolution failed for all the specified servers  | 
23724130  | 
Cannot use an IPv6 name server address because there are no IPv6 LIFs  | 
Definitions
See Definitions
href
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
href  | 
string  | 
_links
binding_status
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
code  | 
string  | 
Code corresponding to the server's binding status.  | 
message  | 
string  | 
Detailed description of the server's binding status.  | 
binding_details
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
server  | 
string  | 
Hostname/IP address of the NIS server in the domain.  | 
status  | 
svm
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
name  | 
string  | 
The name of the SVM.  | 
uuid  | 
string  | 
The unique identifier of the SVM.  | 
nis_service
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
bound_servers  | 
array[string]  | 
|
domain  | 
string  | 
The NIS domain to which this configuration belongs.  | 
servers  | 
array[string]  | 
A list of hostnames or IP addresses of NIS servers used by the NIS domain configuration.  | 
svm  | 
error_arguments
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
code  | 
string  | 
Argument code  | 
message  | 
string  | 
Message argument  | 
error
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
arguments  | 
array[error_arguments]  | 
Message arguments  | 
code  | 
string  | 
Error code  | 
message  | 
string  | 
Error message  | 
target  | 
string  | 
The target parameter that caused the error.  |