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Replace a Linux node in StorageGRID

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If a failure requires that you deploy one or more new physical or virtual hosts or reinstall Linux on an existing host, deploy and configure the replacement host before you can recover the grid node. This procedure is one step of the grid node recovery process for all types of grid nodes.

"Linux" refers to a Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL), Ubuntu®, or Debian® deployment. For a list of supported versions, see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT).

This procedure is only performed as one step in the process of recovering software-based Storage Nodes, primary or non-primary Admin Nodes, or Gateway Nodes. The steps are identical regardless of the type of grid node you are recovering.

If more than one grid node is hosted on a physical or virtual Linux host, you can recover the grid nodes in any order. However, if the primary Admin Node is present, you must recover it first to prevent stalling the recovery of other grid nodes as they try to contact the primary Admin Node. If you can't recover the primary Admin Node first and a non-primary Admin Node is available, you can use a non-primary Admin Node to recover nodes in any order.