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ONTAP MetroCluster

Configure a MetroCluster IP site

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Beginning with ONTAP 9.8, you can manage MetroCluster IP configuration operations with System Manager. This involves setting up two clusters, performing cluster peering, and configuring the clusters.

Before you begin

Complete the following procedures:

Configure the connection between clusters

Steps

  1. Log in to System Manager on one of the sites, and select Dashboard.

    In the MetroCluster section, the graphic shows the two clusters that you set up and peered for the MetroCluster sites. The cluster you are working from (local cluster) is shown on the left.

  2. Click Configure MetroCluster. From this window, perform the following steps:

    1. The nodes for each cluster in the MetroCluster configuration are shown. Use the drop-down lists to select the nodes in the local cluster that will be disaster recovery partners with the nodes in the remote cluster.

    2. Click the check box if you want to configure the ONTAP Mediator service. See Configure the ONTAP Mediator service.

    3. If both clusters have a license to enable encryption, the Encryption section is displayed.

      To enable encryption, enter a passphrase.

    4. Click the check box if you want to configure MetroCluster with a shared layer 3 network.

      Note The HA partner nodes and network switches connecting to the nodes must have a matching configuration.

  3. Click Save to configure the MetroCluster sites.

    On the Dashboard, in the MetroCluster section, the graphic shows a check mark on the link between the two clusters, indicating a healthy connection.