Prepare for migration from Nexus 5596 switches to Nexus 3232C switches
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Follow these steps to prepare your Cisco Nexus 5596 switches for migration to Cisco Nexus 3232C switches.
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If AutoSupport is enabled on this cluster, suppress automatic case creation by invoking an AutoSupport message:
system node autosupport invoke -node * -type all - message MAINT=xhx is the duration of the maintenance window in hours.
The AutoSupport message notifies technical support of this maintenance task so that automatic case creation is suppressed during the maintenance window.
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Display information about the devices in your configuration:
network device-discovery showShow example
The following example shows how many cluster interconnect interfaces have been configured in each node for each cluster interconnect switch:
cluster::> network device-discovery show Local Discovered Node Port Device Interface Platform ----------- ------ ------------------- ---------------- ---------------- n1 /cdp e0a CL1 Ethernet1/1 N5K-C5596UP e0b CL2 Ethernet1/1 N5K-C5596UP e0c CL2 Ethernet1/2 N5K-C5596UP e0d CL1 Ethernet1/2 N5K-C5596UP n2 /cdp e0a CL1 Ethernet1/3 N5K-C5596UP e0b CL2 Ethernet1/3 N5K-C5596UP e0c CL2 Ethernet1/4 N5K-C5596UP e0d CL1 Ethernet1/4 N5K-C5596UP 8 entries were displayed. -
Determine the administrative or operational status for each cluster interface.
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Display the network port attributes:
network port show -role clusterShow example
The following example displays the network port attributes on nodes n1 and n2:
cluster::*> network port show –role cluster (network port show) Node: n1 Ignore Speed(Mbps) Health Health Port IPspace Broadcast Domain Link MTU Admin/Oper Status Status --------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- -------- ------ e0a Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - e0b Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - e0c Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - e0d Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - Node: n2 Ignore Speed(Mbps) Health Health Port IPspace Broadcast Domain Link MTU Admin/Oper Status Status --------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- -------- ------ e0a Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - e0b Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - e0c Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - e0d Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/10000 - - 8 entries were displayed. -
Display information about the logical interfaces:
network interface show -role clusterShow example
The following example displays the general information about all of the LIFs on the cluster, including their current ports:
cluster::*> network interface show -role cluster (network interface show) Logical Status Network Current Current Is Vserver Interface Admin/Oper Address/Mask Node Port Home ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- ---- Cluster n1_clus1 up/up 10.10.0.1/24 n1 e0a true n1_clus2 up/up 10.10.0.2/24 n1 e0b true n1_clus3 up/up 10.10.0.3/24 n1 e0c true n1_clus4 up/up 10.10.0.4/24 n1 e0d true n2_clus1 up/up 10.10.0.5/24 n2 e0a true n2_clus2 up/up 10.10.0.6/24 n2 e0b true n2_clus3 up/up 10.10.0.7/24 n2 e0c true n2_clus4 up/up 10.10.0.8/24 n2 e0d true 8 entries were displayed. -
Display information about the discovered cluster switches:
system cluster-switch showShow example
The following example shows the active cluster switches:
cluster::*> system cluster-switch show Switch Type Address Model ----------------------------- ------------------ --------------- --------------- CL1 cluster-network 10.10.1.101 NX5596 Serial Number: 01234567 Is Monitored: true Reason: Software Version: Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software, Version 7.1(1)N1(1) Version Source: CDP CL2 cluster-network 10.10.1.102 NX5596 Serial Number: 01234568 Is Monitored: true Reason: Software Version: Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software, Version 7.1(1)N1(1) Version Source: CDP 2 entries were displayed.
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Verify that the appropriate RCF and image are installed on the new 3232C switches as necessary for your requirements, and make the essential site customizations, such as users and passwords, network addresses, and other customizations.
You must prepare both switches at this time.
If you need to upgrade the RCF and image, you must complete the following steps:
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Go to the Cisco Ethernet Switches page on the NetApp Support Site.
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Note your switch and the required software versions in the table on that page.
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Download the appropriate version of the RCF.
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Select CONTINUE on the Description page, accept the license agreement, and then follow the instructions on the Download page to download the RCF.
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Download the appropriate version of the image software.
See the ONTAP 8.x or later Cluster and Management Network Switch Reference Configuration Files Download page, and then select the appropriate version.
To find the correct version, see the ONTAP 8.x or later Cluster Network Switch Download page.
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Migrate the LIFs associated with the second Nexus 5596 switch to be replaced:
network interface migrate -vserver vserver-name -lif lif-name -source-node source-node-name - destination-node node-name -destination-port destination-port-nameShow example
The following example shows the LIFs being migrated for nodes n1 and n2; LIF migration must be done on all of the nodes:
cluster::*> network interface migrate -vserver Cluster -lif n1_clus2 -source-node n1 - destination-node n1 -destination-port e0a cluster::*> network interface migrate -vserver Cluster -lif n1_clus3 -source-node n1 - destination-node n1 -destination-port e0d cluster::*> network interface migrate -vserver Cluster -lif n2_clus2 -source-node n2 - destination-node n2 -destination-port e0a cluster::*> network interface migrate -vserver Cluster -lif n2_clus3 -source-node n2 - destination-node n2 -destination-port e0d
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Verify the cluster's health:
network interface show -role clusterShow example
The following example shows the current status of each cluster:
cluster::*> network interface show -role cluster (network interface show) Logical Status Network Current Current Is Vserver Interface Admin/Oper Address/Mask Node Port Home ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- ---- Cluster n1_clus1 up/up 10.10.0.1/24 n1 e0a true n1_clus2 up/up 10.10.0.2/24 n1 e0a false n1_clus3 up/up 10.10.0.3/24 n1 e0d false n1_clus4 up/up 10.10.0.4/24 n1 e0d true n2_clus1 up/up 10.10.0.5/24 n2 e0a true n2_clus2 up/up 10.10.0.6/24 n2 e0a false n2_clus3 up/up 10.10.0.7/24 n2 e0d false n2_clus4 up/up 10.10.0.8/24 n2 e0d true 8 entries were displayed.