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CONTAP-216088: System Manager fails to create an SVM due to "Network is unreachable"

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Issue

When creating an SVM with the following configuration through ONTAP System Manager, the job fails due to "Network is unreachable".

  • Enable SMB/CIFS
  • Set HOME PORT for BROADCAST DOMAIN

Error:
[Job 429] Job failed: Failed to create the Active Directory machine account "SVM1". 
Reason: SecD Error: no server available Details: Error: Machine account creation procedure failed 
[ 0 ms] Trying to create machine account 'SVM1' in 'DEMO.NETAPP.COM' for SVM 'svm1' 
[ 3] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable **
[ 23] FAILURE: Unable to contact DNS to discover domain ** controllers. 
[ 23] Unable to connect to any (0) domain controllers. 
[ 25] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable 
[ 26] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers. 
[ 28] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable 
[ 29] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable 
[ 28] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers. 
[ 30] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers. 
[ 30] No servers available for MS_LDAP_AD, vserver: 7, domain: DEMO.NETAPP.COM.

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