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Manage the ONTAP Mediator with System Manager

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Using System Manager, you can perform tasks to manage the ONTAP Mediator.

About these tasks

Beginning with ONTAP 9.8, you can use System Manager as a simplified interface for managing a four-node MetroCluster IP configuration, which can include an ONTAP Mediator installed in a third location.

Beginning with ONTAP 9.14.1, you can use System Manager to also perform these operations for an eight-node MetroCluster IP site. Although you can't set up or expand an eight-node system with System Manager, if you have already set up an eight-node MetroCluster IP system, then you can perform these operations.

Perform the following tasks to manage the ONTAP Mediator.

To perform this task…​

Take these actions…​

Configure the Mediator service

Both clusters at the MetroCluster sites should be up and peered.

Steps

  1. In System Manager in ONTAP 9.8, select Cluster > Settings.

  2. In the Mediator section, click the Actions icon.

  3. On the Configure Mediator window, click Add+.

  4. Enter the configuration details for the ONTAP Mediator.

    You can enter the following details while configuring an ONTAP Mediator with System Manager.

    • The IP address of the Mediator.

    • The user name.

    • The password.

Enable or disable Mediator-assisted Automatic Switchover (MAUSO)
Steps

  1. In System Manager, click Dashboard.

  2. Scroll to the MetroCluster section.

  3. Click menu icon next to the MetroCluster site name.

  4. Select Enable or Disable.

  5. Enter the administrator user name and password, then click Enable or Disable.

    Note You can enable or disable the Mediator when it can be reached and both sites are in “Normal” mode. The Mediator is still reachable when MAUSO is enabled or disabled if the MetroCluster system is healthy.

Remove the Mediator from the MetroCluster configuration
Steps

  1. In System Manager, click Dashboard.

  2. Scroll to the MetroCluster section.

  3. Click menu icon next to the MetroCluster site name.

  4. Select Remove Mediator.

  5. Enter the administrator user name and password, then click Remove.

Check the health of the Mediator

Perform the System Manager specific steps in Verify the health of a MetroCluster configuration.

Perform a switchover and a switchback

Perform the steps in Use System Manger to perform switchover and switchback (MetroCluster IP configurations only).