Where to find additional information

06/10/2021 Contributors

You can learn more about MetroCluster configuration and operation from the NetApp documentation library.

MetroCluster and miscellaneous guides

Guide	Content
Fabric-attached MetroCluster installation and configuration	Fabric-attached MetroCluster architecture Cabling the configuration Configuring the FC-to-SAS bridges Configuring the FC switches Configuring the MetroCluster in ONTAP
Stretch MetroCluster installation and configuration	Stretch MetroCluster architecture Cabling the configuration Configuring the FC-to-SAS bridges Configuring the MetroCluster in ONTAP
MetroCluster management	Understanding the MetroCluster configuration Switchover, healing, and switchback
Disaster Recovery Guide	Disaster recovery Forced switchover Recovery from a multi-controller or storage failure
MetroCluster Maintenance Guide	Guidelines for maintenance in a MetroCluster FC configuration Hardware replacement or upgrade and firmware upgrade procedures for FC-to-SAS bridges and FC switches Hot-adding a disk shelf in a fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration Hot-removing a disk shelf in a fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration Replacing hardware at a disaster site in a fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration Expanding a two-node fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration to a four-node MetroCluster configuration. Expanding a four-node fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration to an eight-node MetroCluster FC configuration.
MetroCluster Upgrade and Expansion Guide	Upgrading or refreshing a MetroCluster configuration Expanding a MetroCluster configuration by adding additional nodes
MetroCluster Transition Guide	Transitioning from a MetroCluster FC configuration to a MetroCluster IP configuration
MetroCluster Upgrade, Transition, and Expansion Guide	Monitoring the MetroCluster configuration with the MetroCluster Tiebreaker software
AFF and FAS Documentation Center Note: The standard storage shelf maintenance procedures can be used with MetroCluster IP configurations.	Hot-adding a disk shelf Hot-removing a disk shelf
Copy-based transition	Transitioning data from 7-Mode storage systems to clustered storage systems
ONTAP concepts	How mirrored aggregates work

Guide

Content

Fabric-attached MetroCluster installation and configuration

Fabric-attached MetroCluster architecture
Cabling the configuration
Configuring the FC-to-SAS bridges
Configuring the FC switches
Configuring the MetroCluster in ONTAP

Stretch MetroCluster installation and configuration

Stretch MetroCluster architecture
Cabling the configuration
Configuring the FC-to-SAS bridges
Configuring the MetroCluster in ONTAP

MetroCluster management

Understanding the MetroCluster configuration
Switchover, healing, and switchback

Disaster Recovery Guide

Disaster recovery
Forced switchover
Recovery from a multi-controller or storage failure

MetroCluster Maintenance Guide

Guidelines for maintenance in a MetroCluster FC configuration
Hardware replacement or upgrade and firmware upgrade procedures for FC-to-SAS bridges and FC switches
Hot-adding a disk shelf in a fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration
Hot-removing a disk shelf in a fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration
Replacing hardware at a disaster site in a fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration
Expanding a two-node fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration to a four-node MetroCluster configuration.
Expanding a four-node fabric-attached or stretch MetroCluster FC configuration to an eight-node MetroCluster FC configuration.