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System Manager Classic

Prepare for switchover and switchback operations

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Before you perform switchover operations using ONTAP System Manager classic 9.6, you should verify that the necessary steps have been performed on the affected site.

Steps

  1. If you are recovering from a disaster on Site B, you must perform the following steps:

    1. Repair or replace any damaged disks or hardware.

    2. Restore power.

    3. Rectify error issues that occur.

    4. Bring up the disaster site.

  2. Ensure the following conditions exist in your cluster:

    • Both sites are in Active state if you are performing a planned switchover.

    • The MetroCluster system uses configuration type “IP_Fabric”.

    • Both sites are operating with a two-node configuration (two nodes in each cluster). Sites with a single-node or four-node configuration are not supported for switchover and switchback operations using System Manager.

  3. If you are launching the remote site (Site B) from the local site (Site A), ensure that Site B is running System Manager 9.6 or a later version.

Rename the MetroCluster local site (Site A) with System Manger - ONTAP 9.7 and earlier

You can use ONTAP System Manager classic (available in ONTAP 9.7 and earlier) to rename the MetroCluster local site (Site A) in a cluster.

Steps

  1. Click Configuration > Configuration Updates.

  2. Click Update cluster name.

  3. Update the name in the text box, then click Submit.

    You can view the updated name when the MetroCluster Site A status is displayed.

  4. To display the updated name of MetroCluster Site A when viewing it from the remote site (Site B), execute the following command within the CLI on the remote site (Site B): cluster peer modify-local-name