Managing NIS domains

A Network Information Service (NIS) domain provides a directory of hostnames and IP addresses in a network. A Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) administrator can manage NIS domains by creating, modifying, deleting, or displaying information about them. NIS cannot be configured for the cluster management server.

You can configure multiple NIS domains for a given SVM, but only one NIS domain can be active on an SVM at any given time. You can also configure an NIS domain with more than one SVM.

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You can maintain host information centrally using NIS. You can use the Create NIS Domain dialog box to add the NIS domain name of your storage system. Only one NIS domain can be active on a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) at any given time.

You can use System Manager to modify NIS domains based on the need for Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) authentication and authorization.