https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Same-name-CIFS-server-in-two-different-SVM/m-p/161597#M36912 <P>Hello, Bhanu</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>No is not possible, due to the Active Directory</P><P>You can have SVM with the same name in side the NetApp but not in the same AD</P><P>The solution is to create 2 SVM with different AD name, and made some think like DFS to centralize admin point</P> Sun, 29 Nov 2020 07:44:05 GMT cedric_renauld 2020-11-29T07:44:05Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Same-name-CIFS-server-in-two-different-SVM/m-p/161585#M36910 <P>Hello,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Shall I create same name CIFS server in two different SVM in one node cluster? Both SVM's are targeted to one single domain.</P><P>eg.</P><P>1. cifs_server (vserver1)</P><P>2. cifs_server (vserver2)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks</P><P>Bhanu</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:43:27 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Same-name-CIFS-server-in-two-different-SVM/m-p/161585#M36910 Ka 2025-06-04T10:43:27Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Same-name-CIFS-server-in-two-different-SVM/m-p/161597#M36912 <P>Hello, Bhanu</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>No is not possible, due to the Active Directory</P><P>You can have SVM with the same name in side the NetApp but not in the same AD</P><P>The solution is to create 2 SVM with different AD name, and made some think like DFS to centralize admin point</P> Sun, 29 Nov 2020 07:44:05 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Same-name-CIFS-server-in-two-different-SVM/m-p/161597#M36912 cedric_renauld 2020-11-29T07:44:05Z