Install a fabric-attached MetroCluster
Where to find procedures for MetroCluster maintenance tasks
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You should be sure you select the correct procedure when you perform MetroCluster hardware maintenance tasks.
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With the release of ONTAP 9.8, the MetroCluster upgrade and expansion procedures have moved to the MetroCluster Upgrade and Expansion and Transition from MetroCluster FC to MetroCluster IP. |
Component |
MetroCluster type (FC or IP) |
Task |
Procedure |
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ONTAP software |
Both |
ONTAP software upgrade |
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Controller module |
Both |
FRU replacement (including controller modules, PCIe cards, FC-VI card, and so on)
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Upgrade and expansion |
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Transition from FC to IP connectivity |
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Drive shelf |
FC |
Shelf addition (stack with bridges or individual shelf) |
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FC |
Shelf removal |
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FC |
All other shelf maintenance procedures. The standard procedures can be used. |
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IP |
All shelf maintenance procedures. The standard procedures can be used. If adding shelves for an unmirrored aggregate, see Considerations when using unmirrored aggregates |
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Both |
Hot adding IOM12 shelves to a stack of IOM6 shelves |
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FC-to-SAS bridge |
FC |
Bridge replacement |
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FC |
Firmware upgrade |
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FC |
Replacing a failed power supply module |
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FC switch |
FC |
Switch upgrade |
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FC |
Switch replacement |
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FC |
Firmware upgrade |
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IP switch |
IP |
Switch replacement or change of use |
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IP |
Firmware upgrade |
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IP |
RCF file upgrade |
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IP |
Rename a switch |