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Active IQ Unified Manager
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Learn about MetroCluster over FC data mirroring in Active IQ Unified Manager

MetroCluster over FC configurations provide data mirroring and the additional ability to initiate a failover if an entire site becomes unavailable. The status of data mirroring between the clusters in a MetroCluster over FC configuration can either be Normal or Mirroring Unavailable. Understanding the status enables you to manage your MetroCluster configurations effectively.

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Normal

Data mirroring between the clusters in the MetroCluster configuration is normal.

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Mirroring Unavailable

Data mirroring between the clusters in the MetroCluster configuration is unavailable because of switchover. For example, when the partner cluster is down because of a disaster or when there is a planned switchover for testing purposes.

Switchover with errors:

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Switchover successful:

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