Managing NetBIOS aliases for CIFS servers | ONTAP

Adding a list of NetBIOS aliases to the CIFS server
If you want SMB clients to connect to the CIFS server by using an alias, you can create a list of NetBIOS aliases, or you can add NetBIOS aliases to an existing list of NetBIOS aliases.

Removing NetBIOS aliases from the NetBIOS alias list
If you do not need specific NetBIOS aliases for a CIFS server, you can remove those NetBIOS aliases from the list. You can also remove all NetBIOS aliases from the list.

Displaying the list of NetBIOS aliases on CIFS servers
You can display the list of NetBIOS aliases. This can be useful when you want to determine the list of names over which SMB clients can make connections to the CIFS server.

Determining whether SMB clients are connected using NetBIOS aliases
You can determine whether SMB clients are connected using NetBIOS aliases, and if so, which NetBIOS alias is used to make the connection. This can be useful when troubleshooting connection issues.