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Manage the Mediator with System Manager

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Using System Manager, you can perform tasks to manage the Mediator.

About these tasks

Beginning with ONTAP 9.8, you can use System Manager as a simplified interface for managing a four-node IP configuration of a MetroCluster setup, which can include an ONTAP Mediator installed in a third location.

Beginning with ONTAP 9.14.1, you can use System Manager to also perform these operations for an eight-node IP configuration of a MetroCluster site. Although you can’t set up or expand an eight-node system with System Manager, if you have already set up an eight-node IP MetroCluster system, then you can perform these operations.

Perform the following tasks to manage the Mediator.

To perform this task…​

Take these actions…​

Configure the Mediator service

Perform the steps in Configure the ONTAP Mediator service.

Enable or disable Mediator-assisted Automatic Switchover (MAUSO)

  1. In System Manager, click Dashboard.

  2. Scroll to the MetroCluster section.

  3. Click menu icon next to the MetroCluster site name.

  4. Select Enable or Disable.

  5. Enter the administrator user name and password, then click Enable or Disable.

    Note You can enable or disable the Mediator when it can be reached and both sites are in “Normal” mode. The Mediator is still reachable when MAUSO is enabled or disabled if the MetroCluster system is healthy.

Remove the Mediator from the MetroCluster configuration

  1. In System Manager, click Dashboard.

  2. Scroll to the MetroCluster section.

  3. Click menu icon next to the MetroCluster site name.

  4. Select Remove Mediator.

  5. Enter the administrator user name and password, then click Remove.

Check the health of the Mediator

Perform the steps in Troubleshoot problems with IP MetroCluster configurations.

Perform a switchover and a switchback

Perform the steps in Perform IP MetroCluster switchover and switchback.