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network interface rename

Rename a logical interface

Availability: This command is available to cluster administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description​

Use the network interface rename command to change the name of an existing logical interface.

Parameters​

-vserver <vserver> - Vserver Name
Use this parameter to specify the Vserver on which the logical interface to rename is located.
-lif <lif-name> - Logical Interface Name
Use this parameter to specify the name of the logical interface to rename.
-newname <text> - The new name for the interface
Use this parameter to specify the new name of the logical interface. For iSCSI and FC LIFs, the name cannot be more than 254 characters.

Examples​

The following example renames a cluster logical interface named cluslif1 to cluslif4 on a Vserver named vs0. 

cluster1::> network interface rename -vserver vs0 -lif cluslif1 -newname cluslif4