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Cable your MetroCluster IP switches using the RCFfilegenerator tool and the Hardware Universe

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You must understand how to use the RCFfilegenerator tool and information in the NetApp Hardware Universe to correctly cable your switches.

Before you begin

Review the information in Learn about cabling the MetroCluster IP switches before performing this task.

Steps

  1. Download and install the RcfFileGenerator for MetroCluster IP tool from the NetApp Support Site.

  2. Follow the steps in How to use the RCF Generator for MetroCluster IP to populate the fields for your configuration.

    The tool generates a per-port cabling overview for each switch.

    Note The RcfFileGenerator only shows eligible platforms when the first platform is selected.

  3. Navigate to the Hardware Universe

  4. Select your platform type from the Products tab, and then select your specific platform and whether you are cabling a four-node or eight-node MetroCluster IP configuration.

  5. Select the ONTAP version from the display window and then select Show results.

  6. Select Supported connections and select the tab for Storage connection

  7. Gather the controller port information for your configuration.

    Note The controller port information is not included in the cabling overview generated by the RcfFileGenerator tool so you must use the Hardware Universe to collect this information.