Where to find procedures for MetroCluster maintenance tasks

08/29/2024 Contributors

You should be sure you select the correct procedure when you perform MetroCluster hardware maintenance tasks.

Maintenance procedures for different types of MetroCluster configurations

If you have a MetroCluster IP configuration, review the procedures in Maintenance procedures for MetroCluster IP configurations.
If you have a MetroCluster FC configuration, review the procedures in Maintenance procedures for MetroCluster FC configurations.
If you cannot find the procedure in the specific section for your configuration, review the procedures in Maintenance procedures for all MetroCluster configurations.

All other maintenance procedures

The following table provides links to procedures related to MetroCluster maintenance that are not located in the three sections listed above:

Component

MetroCluster type (FC or IP)

Task

Procedure

ONTAP software

Both

ONTAP software upgrade

Controller module

Both

FRU replacement (including controller modules, PCIe cards, FC-VI card, and so on)

Moving a storage controller module or NVRAM card among the MetroCluster storage systems is not supported.

Upgrade and expansion

Transition from FC to IP connectivity

Drive shelf

All other shelf maintenance procedures. The standard procedures can be used.

All shelf maintenance procedures. The standard procedures can be used.

If adding shelves for an unmirrored aggregate, see Considerations when using unmirrored aggregates

Both

Hot adding IOM12 shelves to a stack of IOM6 shelves

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