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Implementing a MetroCluster configuration with both disks and array LUNs

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To implement a MetroCluster configuration with native disks and array LUNs, you must ensure that the ONTAP systems used in the configuration can attach to storage arrays.

A MetroCluster configuration with disks and array LUNs can have either two or four nodes. Although the four-node MetroCluster configuration must be fabric-attached, the two-node configuration can either be stretch or fabric-attached.

In the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT), you can use the Storage Solution field to select your MetroCluster solution. You use the Component Explorer to select the components and ONTAP version to refine your search. You can click Show Results to display the list of supported configurations that match the criteria.

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For setting up a two-node fabric-attached MetroCluster configuration or a four-node MetroCluster configuration with native disks and array LUNs, you must use FC-to-SAS bridges to connect the ONTAP systems with the disk shelves through the FC switches. You can connect array LUNs through the FC switches to the ONTAP systems.

Example of a two-node fabric-attached MetroCluster configuration with disks and array LUNs

Example of a four-node MetroCluster configuration with disks and array LUNs