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NetApp-validated and MetroCluster-compliant switches

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All of the switches used in your configuration, including backend switches, must either be NetApp-validated or MetroCluster-compliant.

NetApp-validated switches

A switch is NetApp-validated if it meets the following requirements:

  • The switch is provided by NetApp as part of the MetroCluster IP configuration

  • The switch is listed in the NetApp Hardware Universe as a supported switch under MetroCluster-over-IP-connections

  • The switch is only used to connect MetroCluster IP controllers and, in some configurations, NS224 drive shelves

  • The switch is configured using the Reference Configuration File (RCF) provided by NetApp

Any switch that does not meet these requirements is not a NetApp-validated switch.

MetroCluster-compliant switches

A MetroCluster-compliant switch is not NetApp-validated but can be used in a MetroCluster IP configuration if it meets certain requirements and configuration guidelines.

Note NetApp does not provide troubleshooting or configuration support services for any non-validated MetroCluster-compliant switch.