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Migrate to a switched NetApp cluster environment

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If you have an existing two-node switchless cluster environment, you can migrate to a two-node switched cluster environment using Broadcom-supported BES-53248 cluster switches, which enables you to scale beyond two nodes in the cluster.

The migration process works for all cluster node ports using optical or Twinax ports, but it is not supported on this switch if nodes are using onboard 10GBASE-T RJ45 ports for the cluster network ports.

Review requirements

Review the following requirements for the cluster environment.

  • Be aware that most systems require two dedicated cluster-network ports on each controller.

  • Make sure that the BES-53248 cluster switch is set up as described in Replace requirements before starting this migration process.

  • For the two-node switchless configuration, ensure that:

    • The two-node switchless configuration is properly set up and functioning.

    • The nodes are running ONTAP 9.5P8 and later. Support for 40/100 GbE cluster ports starts with EFOS firmware version 3.4.4.6 and later.

    • All cluster ports are in the up state.

    • All cluster logical interfaces (LIFs) are in the up state and on their home ports.

  • For the Broadcom-supported BES-53248 cluster switch configuration, ensure that:

    • The BES-53248 cluster switch is fully functional on both switches.

    • Both switches have management network connectivity.

    • There is console access to the cluster switches.

    • BES-53248 node-to-node switch and switch-to-switch connections are using Twinax or fiber cables.

      The NetApp Hardware Universe contains information about ONTAP compatibility, supported EFOS firmware, and cabling to BES-53248 switches.

  • Inter-Switch Link (ISL) cables are connected to ports 0/55 and 0/56 on both BES-53248 switches.

  • Initial customization of both the BES-53248 switches is complete, so that:

    • BES-53248 switches are running the latest version of software.

    • BES-53248 switches have optional port licenses installed, if purchased.

    • Reference Configuration Files (RCFs) are applied to the switches.

  • Any site customization (SMTP, SNMP, and SSH) are configured on the new switches.

Migrate to the cluster environment

About the examples

The examples in this procedure use the following cluster switch and node nomenclature:

  • The names of the BES-53248 switches are cs1 and cs2.

  • The names of the cluster SVMs are node1 and node2.

  • The names of the LIFs are node1_clus1 and node1_clus2 on node 1, and node2_clus1 and node2_clus2 on node 2 respectively.

  • The cluster1::*> prompt indicates the name of the cluster.

  • The cluster ports used in this procedure are e0a and e0b.

    The NetApp Hardware Universe contains the latest information about the actual cluster ports for your platforms.

Step 1: Prepare for migration

  1. If AutoSupport is enabled on this cluster, suppress automatic case creation by invoking an AutoSupport message:

    system node autosupport invoke -node * -type all -message MAINT=xh

    where x is the duration of the maintenance window in hours.

    Note The AutoSupport message notifies technical support of this maintenance task so that automatic case creation is suppressed during the maintenance window.

    The following command suppresses automatic case creation for two hours:

    cluster1::*> system node autosupport invoke -node \* -type all -message MAINT=2h
  2. Change the privilege level to advanced, entering y when prompted to continue:

    set -privilege advanced

    The advanced prompt (*>) appears.

Step 2: Configure ports and cabling

  1. Disable all activated node-facing ports (not ISL ports) on both the new cluster switches cs1 and cs2.

    Note You must not disable the ISL ports.

    The following example shows that node-facing ports 1 through 16 are disabled on switch cs1:

    (cs1)# configure
    (cs1)(Config)# interface 0/1-0/16
    (cs1)(Interface 0/1-0/16)# shutdown
    (cs1)(Interface 0/1-0/16)# exit
    (cs1)(Config)# exit
  2. Verify that the ISL and the physical ports on the ISL between the two BES-53248 switches cs1 and cs2 are up:

    show port-channel

    Show example

    The following example shows that the ISL ports are up on switch cs1:

    (cs1)# show port-channel 1/1
    Local Interface................................ 1/1
    Channel Name................................... Cluster-ISL
    Link State..................................... Up
    Admin Mode..................................... Enabled
    Type........................................... Dynamic
    Port channel Min-links......................... 1
    Load Balance Option............................ 7
    (Enhanced hashing mode)
    
    Mbr    Device/       Port       Port
    Ports  Timeout       Speed      Active
    ------ ------------- ---------  -------
    0/55   actor/long    100G Full  True
           partner/long
    0/56   actor/long    100G Full  True
           partner/long
    (cs1) #

    The following example shows that the ISL ports are up on switch cs2:

    (cs2)# show port-channel 1/1
    Local Interface................................ 1/1
    Channel Name................................... Cluster-ISL
    Link State..................................... Up
    Admin Mode..................................... Enabled
    Type........................................... Dynamic
    Port channel Min-links......................... 1
    Load Balance Option............................ 7
    (Enhanced hashing mode)
    
    Mbr    Device/       Port       Port
    Ports  Timeout       Speed      Active
    ------ ------------- ---------  -------
    0/55   actor/long    100G Full  True
           partner/long
    0/56   actor/long    100G Full  True
           partner/long
  3. Display the list of neighboring devices:

    show isdp neighbors

    This command provides information about the devices that are connected to the system.

    Show example

    The following example lists the neighboring devices on switch cs1:

    (cs1)# show isdp neighbors
    
    Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge,
                      S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater
    Device ID      Intf     Holdtime  Capability   Platform    Port ID
    -------------- -------- --------- ------------ ----------- ---------
    cs2            0/55     176       R            BES-53248   0/55
    cs2            0/56     176       R            BES-53248   0/56

    The following example lists the neighboring devices on switch cs2:

    (cs2)# show isdp neighbors
    
    Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge,
                      S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater
    Device ID      Intf     Holdtime  Capability   Platform    Port ID
    -------------- -------- --------- ------------ ----------- ---------
    cs2            0/55     176       R            BES-53248   0/55
    cs2            0/56     176       R            BES-53248   0/56
  4. Verify that all cluster ports are "up":

    network port show -ipspace Cluster

    Each port should display "up" for Link and "healthy" for Health Status.

    Show example
    cluster1::*> network port show -ipspace Cluster
    
    Node: node1
    
                                                      Speed(Mbps) Health
    Port      IPspace      Broadcast Domain Link MTU  Admin/Oper  Status
    --------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- --------
    e0a       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy
    e0b       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy
    
    Node: node2
    
                                                      Speed(Mbps) Health
    Port      IPspace      Broadcast Domain Link MTU  Admin/Oper  Status
    --------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- --------
    e0a       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy
    e0b       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy
  5. Verify that all cluster LIFs are "up" and operational: network interface show -vserver Cluster

    Each cluster LIF should display "true" for Is Home and have a Status Admin/Oper of "up/up"

    Show example
    cluster1::*> network interface show -vserver Cluster
    
                Logical    Status     Network            Current       Current Is
    Vserver     Interface  Admin/Oper Address/Mask       Node          Port    Home
    ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- -----
    Cluster
                node1_clus1  up/up    169.254.209.69/16  node1         e0a     true
                node1_clus2  up/up    169.254.49.125/16  node1         e0b     true
                node2_clus1  up/up    169.254.47.194/16  node2         e0a     true
                node2_clus2  up/up    169.254.19.183/16  node2         e0b     true
  6. Disable auto-revert on the cluster LIFs.

    cluster1::*> network interface modify -vserver Cluster -lif * -auto-revert false
  7. Disconnect the cable from cluster port e0a on node1, and then connect e0a to port 1 on cluster switch cs1, using the appropriate cabling supported by the BES-53248 switches.

    The NetApp Hardware Universe contains more information about cabling.

  8. Disconnect the cable from cluster port e0a on node2, and then connect e0a to port 2 on cluster switch cs1, using the appropriate cabling supported by the BES-53248 switches.

  9. Enable all node-facing ports on cluster switch cs1.

    The following example shows that ports 1 through 16 are enabled on switch cs1:

    (cs1)# configure
    (cs1)(Config)# interface 0/1-0/16
    (cs1)(Interface 0/1-0/16)# no shutdown
    (cs1)(Interface 0/1-0/16)# exit
    (cs1)(Config)# exit
  10. Verify that all cluster LIFs are up, operational, and display as true for Is Home:

    network interface show -vserver Cluster

    Show example

    The following example shows that all of the LIFs are up on node1 and node2 and that Is Home results are true:

    cluster1::*> network interface show -vserver Cluster
    
             Logical      Status     Network            Current     Current Is
    Vserver  Interface    Admin/Oper Address/Mask       Node        Port    Home
    -------- ------------ ---------- ------------------ ----------- ------- ----
    Cluster
             node1_clus1  up/up      169.254.209.69/16  node1       e0a     true
             node1_clus2  up/up      169.254.49.125/16  node1       e0b     true
             node2_clus1  up/up      169.254.47.194/16  node2       e0a     true
             node2_clus2  up/up      169.254.19.183/16  node2       e0b     true
  11. Display information about the status of the nodes in the cluster:

    cluster show

    Show example

    The following example displays information about the health and eligibility of the nodes in the cluster:

    cluster1::*> cluster show
    
    Node                 Health  Eligibility   Epsilon
    -------------------- ------- ------------  ------------
    node1                true    true          false
    node2                true    true          false
  12. Disconnect the cable from cluster port e0b on node1, and then connect e0b to port 1 on cluster switch cs2, using the appropriate cabling supported by the BES-53248 switches.

  13. Disconnect the cable from cluster port e0b on node2, and then connect e0b to port 2 on cluster switch cs2, using the appropriate cabling supported by the BES-53248 switches.

  14. Enable all node-facing ports on cluster switch cs2.

    The following example shows that ports 1 through 16 are enabled on switch cs2:

    (cs2)# configure
    (cs2)(Config)# interface 0/1-0/16
    (cs2)(Interface 0/1-0/16)# no shutdown
    (cs2)(Interface 0/1-0/16)# exit
    (cs2)(Config)# exit
  15. Verify that all cluster ports are up:

    network port show -ipspace Cluster

    Show example

    The following example shows that all of the cluster ports are up on node1 and node2:

    cluster1::*> network port show -ipspace Cluster
    
    Node: node1
                                                                           Ignore
                                                      Speed(Mbps) Health   Health
    Port      IPspace      Broadcast Domain Link MTU  Admin/Oper  Status   Status
    --------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- -------- ------
    e0a       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy  false
    e0b       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy  false
    
    Node: node2
                                                                           Ignore
                                                      Speed(Mbps) Health   Health
    Port      IPspace      Broadcast Domain Link MTU  Admin/Oper  Status   Status
    --------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- -------- ------
    e0a       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy  false
    e0b       Cluster      Cluster          up   9000  auto/10000 healthy  false

Step 3: Verify the configuration

  1. Enable auto-revert on the cluster LIFs.

    cluster1::*> network interface modify -vserver Cluster -lif * -auto-revert true
  2. Verify that the cluster LIFs have reverted to their home ports (this might take a minute):

    network interface show -vserver Cluster

    If the cluster LIFs have not reverted to their home port, manually revert them:

    network interface revert -vserver Cluster -lif *

  3. Verify that all interfaces display true for Is Home:

    network interface show -vserver Cluster

    Note This might take several minutes to complete.
    Show example

    The following example shows that all LIFs are up on node1 and node2 and that Is Home results are true:

    cluster1::*> network interface show -vserver Cluster
    
              Logical      Status     Network            Current    Current Is
    Vserver   Interface    Admin/Oper Address/Mask       Node       Port    Home
    --------- ------------ ---------- ------------------ ---------- ------- ----
    Cluster
              node1_clus1  up/up      169.254.209.69/16  node1      e0a     true
              node1_clus2  up/up      169.254.49.125/16  node1      e0b     true
              node2_clus1  up/up      169.254.47.194/16  node2      e0a     true
              node2_clus2  up/up      169.254.19.183/16  node2      e0b     true
  4. Verify that both nodes each have one connection to each switch:

    show isdp neighbors

    Show example

    The following example shows the appropriate results for both switches:

    (cs1)# show isdp neighbors
    
    Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge,
                      S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater
    Device ID      Intf         Holdtime  Capability   Platform -- Port ID
    -------------- ------------ --------- ------------ ----------- ----------
    node1          0/1          175       H            FAS2750     e0a
    node2          0/2          157       H            FAS2750     e0a
    cs2            0/55         178       R            BES-53248   0/55
    cs2            0/56         178       R            BES-53248   0/56
    
    
    (cs2)# show isdp neighbors
    
    Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge,
                      S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater
    Device ID      Intf         Holdtime  Capability   Platform    Port ID
    -------------- ------------ --------- ------------ ----------- ------------
    node1          0/1          137       H            FAS2750     e0b
    node2          0/2          179       H            FAS2750     e0b
    cs1            0/55         175       R            BES-53248   0/55
    cs1            0/56         175       R            BES-53248   0/56
  5. Display information about the discovered network devices in your cluster:

    network device-discovery show -protocol cdp

    Show example
    cluster1::*> network device-discovery show -protocol cdp
    Node/       Local  Discovered
    Protocol    Port   Device (LLDP: ChassisID)  Interface         Platform
    ----------- ------ ------------------------- ----------------  ----------------
    node2      /cdp
                e0a    cs1                       0/2               BES-53248
                e0b    cs2                       0/2               BES-53248
    node1      /cdp
                e0a    cs1                       0/1               BES-53248
                e0b    cs2                       0/1               BES-53248
  6. Verify that the settings are disabled:

    network options switchless-cluster show

    Note It might take several minutes for the command to complete. Wait for the '3 minute lifetime to expire' announcement.

    The false output in the following example shows that the configuration settings are disabled:

    cluster1::*> network options switchless-cluster show
    Enable Switchless Cluster: false
  7. Verify the status of the node members in the cluster:

    cluster show

    Show example

    The following example shows information about the health and eligibility of the nodes in the cluster:

    cluster1::*> cluster show
    
    Node                 Health  Eligibility   Epsilon
    -------------------- ------- ------------  --------
    node1                true    true          false
    node2                true    true          false
  8. Verify that the cluster network has full connectivity using the command:

    cluster ping-cluster -node node-name

    Show example
    cluster1::*> cluster ping-cluster -node local
    
    Host is node2
    Getting addresses from network interface table...
    Cluster node1_clus1 192.168.168.26 node1 e0a
    Cluster node1_clus2 192.168.168.27 node1 e0b
    Cluster node2_clus1 192.168.168.28 node2 e0a
    Cluster node2_clus2 192.168.168.29 node2 e0b
    Local = 192.168.168.28 192.168.168.29
    Remote = 192.168.168.26 192.168.168.27
    Cluster Vserver Id = 4294967293
    Ping status:
    ....
    Basic connectivity succeeds on 4 path(s)
    Basic connectivity fails on 0 path(s)
    ................
    Detected 1500 byte MTU on 4 path(s):
        Local 192.168.168.28 to Remote 192.168.168.26
        Local 192.168.168.28 to Remote 192.168.168.27
        Local 192.168.168.29 to Remote 192.168.168.26
        Local 192.168.168.29 to Remote 192.168.168.27
    Larger than PMTU communication succeeds on 4 path(s)
    RPC status:
    2 paths up, 0 paths down (tcp check)
    2 paths up, 0 paths down (udp check)
  9. Change the privilege level back to admin:

    set -privilege admin

  10. If you suppressed automatic case creation, reenable it by invoking an AutoSupport message:

    system node autosupport invoke -node * -type all -message MAINT=END

    Show example
    cluster1::*> system node autosupport invoke -node \* -type all -message MAINT=END
What's next?

After your migration completes, you might need to install the required configuration file to support the Cluster Switch Health Monitor (CSHM) for BES-53248 cluster switches. See Install the Cluster Switch Health Monitor (CSHM) configuration file and Enable the log collection feature.