https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-and-SPN-records/m-p/466418#M10231 <P>Some of our vservers that provide CIFS have a DNS alias. For each of the aliasses I created a HOST spn record. Although everything works fine I was wondering if a CIFS spn record is also recommended for each alias? Some Netapp documentation mentions HOST records, others mention CIFS records.</P> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:52:26 GMT digdev 2026-03-23T15:52:26Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-and-SPN-records/m-p/466418#M10231 <P>Some of our vservers that provide CIFS have a DNS alias. For each of the aliasses I created a HOST spn record. Although everything works fine I was wondering if a CIFS spn record is also recommended for each alias? Some Netapp documentation mentions HOST records, others mention CIFS records.</P> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:52:26 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-and-SPN-records/m-p/466418#M10231 digdev 2026-03-23T15:52:26Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-and-SPN-records/m-p/466427#M10232 <P>Host should be fine, but it wouldn't hurt to add CIFS as it would provide a way for clients that make that request to use it. In fact, ONTAP leverages HOST/ as the SPN when it joins a domain.</P> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:54:56 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-and-SPN-records/m-p/466427#M10232 parisi 2026-03-24T14:54:56Z