Delete Redundant Cluster LIF

2KGAMES_SYSOPS — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:33:36 GMT

How can I delete a redundant cluster LIF? I'd like to change the role of e0d on nas1b from cluster to data on a non-production FAS2240 running cDOT 8.2.1. Before I can do that though I need to delete the associated LIF, but I'm not able to delete a LIF that's associated with a sitelist.

nas1::network port> network interface show

Logical Status Network Current Current Is

Vserver Interface Admin/Oper Address/Mask Node Port Home

----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- ----

nas1

cluster_mgmt up/up 10.10.10.120/24 nas1b e0M false

nas1-svm1

nas1-svm1_nfs_lif1

up/up 10.10.10.124/24 nas1b a0a true

nas1-svm2

nas1-svm2-lif1

up/up 10.10.10.123/24 nas1a a0a true

nas1a

clus1 up/up 169.254.31.156/16 nas1a e1a true

mgmt1 up/up 10.10.10.121/24 nas1a e0M true

nas1b

clus1 up/up 169.254.218.222/16 nas1b e1a true

clus2 up/up 169.254.1.102/16 nas1b e0d true

mgmt1 up/up 10.10.10.122/24 nas1b e0M true

nas1::network port> network interface delete -vserver nas1b -lif clus2

Error: command failed: Removing cluster lifs that are part of the sitelist is not permitted

Re: Delete Redundant Cluster LIF

aborzenkov — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:10:01 GMT

I tested technique described here: https://kb.netapp.com/support/index?page=content&id=1012161 and it appears to work. YMMV. I would contact support to be sure as always when you have to use diag level commands …

Alternative is to unjoin node from cluster and join again using single port.

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