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Create the NIS configuration for the cluster

PDFs

POST /security/authentication/cluster/nis

The cluster can have one NIS server configuration. Specify the NIS domain and NIS servers as input. Domain name and servers fields cannot be empty. Both FQDNs and IP addresses are supported for the 'servers' field. IPv6 must be enabled if IPv6 family addresses are specified in the 'servers' field. A maximum of ten NIS servers are supported.

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Request Body

Name Type Description

_links

_links

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.
Example request 
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "bound_servers": [
    "string"
  ],
  "domain": "string",
  "servers": [
    "string"
  ]
}

Response

Status: 201, Created
Name Type Description

_links

_links

num_records

integer

Number of NIS domain records.

records

array[cluster_nis_service]
Example response 
{
  "_links": {
    "next": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    },
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "records": [
    {
      "_links": {
        "self": {
          "href": "/api/resourcelink"
        }
      },
      "bound_servers": [
        "string"
      ],
      "domain": "string",
      "servers": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Error

Status: Default

ONTAP Error Response Codes

Error Code Description

1966253

IPv6 is not enabled in the cluster

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
Name Type Description

error

error
Example error 
{
  "error": {
    "arguments": [
      {
        "code": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "code": "4",
    "message": "entry doesn't exist",
    "target": "uuid"
  }
}

Definitions

See Definitions

href

Name Type Description

href

string

_links

Name Type Description

self

href

cluster_nis_service

Name Type Description

_links

_links

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.

_links

Name Type Description

next

href

self

href

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.