Dell VNX: An error occurs if the netbios domain name is longer than 15 characters (User Correctable)
Résumé: When renaming the cifs computer name in VNX, a temporary netbios server is created. If the domain name is longer than 15 characters, an error will occur.
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Symptômes
- An error occurs when creating a netbios server.
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- When checking server_log, the following error was generated.
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server_cifs server_2 -add netbios=netbiosserver,domain=xxxxxx.com.local,interface=<interface_name> server_2 : Error 13157007742: server_2 : The 'XXXXXX.COM.LOCAL' Netbios domain name is invalid.
- When checking server_log, the following error was generated.
2022-mm-dd hh:mm:ss: SMB: 3: NETBIOS domain length must be less than 15 chars 2022-mm-dd hh:mm:ss: SMB: 3: The 'XXXXXX.COM.LOCAL' Netbios domain name is invalid. 2022-mm-dd hh:mm:ss: SMB: 3: Cifs error: Bad domain name 2022-mm-dd hh:mm:ss: ADMIN: 3: Command failed: cifs add netbios=NETBIOSSERVER domain=XXXXXX.COM.LOCAL interface=<interface_name>
Cause
The netbios domain name needs to be 15 characters or less.
Résolution
Please configure the netbios domain name with no more than 15 characters.
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server_cifs server_2 -add netbios=netbiosserver,domain=xxxxxx,interface=<interface_name> server_2 : done
Informations supplémentaires
- The following page describes the character limit for netbios domain names.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/naming-conventions-for-computer-domain-site-ou
- The following page describes the differences between netbios domain names and dns domain names.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/disjoint-namespace-scenarios-exchange-2013-help
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/naming-conventions-for-computer-domain-site-ou
- The following page describes the differences between netbios domain names and dns domain names.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/disjoint-namespace-scenarios-exchange-2013-help
Produits concernés
VNX VG10, VNX VG2, VNX VG50, VNX VG8, VNX1 Series, VNX2 Series, VNX5200, VNX5300, VNX5400, VNX5500Produits
VNX5700, VNX5800, VNX7500, VNX7600, VNX8000Propriétés de l’article
Numéro d’article: 000203678
Type d’article: Solution
Dernière modification: 06 août 2025
Version: 4
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