topic howto change the name of a vfiler from shortname to fqdn in Network and Storage Protocols https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/howto-change-the-name-of-a-vfiler-from-shortname-to-fqdn/m-p/92345#M7439 <P>we have a vfiler which is discovered with shortname, without domain suffix.</P><P>Now the Configuration was changed and the fqdn is configured, but the dfm database still shows the shortname.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Howto change the nfs vfiler entry in DFM database to respect the domain suffix ?</P><P>Error: Can't rename vFiler [shortname]&nbsp;(60915) to [fqdn]: Storage System returned a different name: [shortname].</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>what to do on the Storage System to get the fqdn</P><P>- configured hosts</P><P>- configured options dns.domainname</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>but still get the error</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:27:23 GMT IMHOTEPSON 2025-06-05T05:27:23Z howto change the name of a vfiler from shortname to fqdn https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/howto-change-the-name-of-a-vfiler-from-shortname-to-fqdn/m-p/92345#M7439 <P>we have a vfiler which is discovered with shortname, without domain suffix.</P><P>Now the Configuration was changed and the fqdn is configured, but the dfm database still shows the shortname.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Howto change the nfs vfiler entry in DFM database to respect the domain suffix ?</P><P>Error: Can't rename vFiler [shortname]&nbsp;(60915) to [fqdn]: Storage System returned a different name: [shortname].</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>what to do on the Storage System to get the fqdn</P><P>- configured hosts</P><P>- configured options dns.domainname</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>but still get the error</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:27:23 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/howto-change-the-name-of-a-vfiler-from-shortname-to-fqdn/m-p/92345#M7439 IMHOTEPSON 2025-06-05T05:27:23Z