MetroCluster Manuals ( CA08871-401 )
Install a MetroCluster IP configuration
Prepare for the MetroCluster installation
Differences among the ONTAP MetroCluster configurations
Deciding between ONTAP Mediator and MetroCluster Tiebreaker
Considerations for MetroCluster IP configurations
Automatic drive assignment and ADP systems in ONTAP 9.7
Sharing private layer 2 networks
How to use MetroCluster-compliant switches
How to use TDM/xWDM and encryption equipment with MetroCluster IP configurations
Unmirrored aggregates in a MetroCluster IP configuration
Firewall usage at MetroCluster sites
Considerations for using virtual IP and Border Gateway Protocol with a MetroCluster configuration
Configure the MetroCluster hardware components
Parts of a MetroCluster IP configuration
Required MetroCluster IP components and naming conventions
Cable the MetroCluster IP switches
Configure Cisco IP switches
Configure the MetroCluster software in ONTAP
How to configure eight-node Configurations
Similarities and differences between standard cluster and MetroCluster configurations
Verify the ha-config state of components
Restoring system defaults on a controller module
Manually assigning drives to pool 0
Configure the clusters into a MetroCluster configuration
Verify switchover, healing, and switchback
Configure the MetroCluster Tiebreaker or ONTAP Mediator software
Configure the ONTAP Mediator service for unplanned automatic switchover
Prepare to install the ONTAP Mediator service
Configuring the ONTAP Mediator service from a MetroCluster IP configuration
Unconfigure the ONTAP Mediator service from the MetroCluster IP configuration
Connect a MetroCluster configuration to a different ONTAP Mediator instance
Risks and limitations of using MetroCluster automatic forced switchover
Testing the MetroCluster configuration
Considerations when removing MetroCluster configurations
Considerations when using ONTAP in a MetroCluster configuration
Where to find additional information
Install and Configure MetroCluster Tiebreaker
Overview of the Tiebreaker software
Install the Tiebreaker software
Configure the Tiebreaker software
Configure SNMP settings for Tiebreaker software
Monitor the MetroCluster configuration
Risks and limitations of using MetroCluster Tiebreaker in active mode
Firewall requirements for MetroCluster Tiebreaker
Understand MetroCluster data protection and disaster recovery
How MetroCluster protects data and provides disaster recovery
Perform switchover, healing, and switchback
Perform switchover for tests or maintenance
Verify that your system is ready for a switchover
Send a custom AutoSupport message prior to negotiated switchover
Perform a negotiated switchover
Verify that the SVMs are running and the aggregates are online
Commands for switchover, healing, and switchback
Monitor the MetroCluster configuration
Monitor and protecting the file system consistency using NVFAIL
Upgrade, refresh, or expand the MetroCluster configuration
Handling eight-node Configurations
An eight-node configuration will consist of two DR groups. Configure the first DR group by using the tasks in this section.
Then perform the tasks in Expanding a four-node MetroCluster IP configuration to an eight-node configuration
