Check the cabling on the HA interconnect cables to make sure that they are secure.

Verify that you can create and retrieve files on both nodes for each licensed protocol.

Enter the following command:

Enter either of the following commands to confirm that takeover occurred:

Display all the disks that belong to the partner node (Node2) that the takeover node (Node1) can detect:

Cconfirm that the takeover node (Node1) controls the partner node’s (Node2) aggregates:

Give back the partner node’s data service after it displays the “Waiting for giveback” message:

Enter either of the following commands to observe the progress of the giveback operation:

Proceed, depending on whether you saw the message that giveback was completed successfully: