System requirements

Checking your current configuration

Reasons for checking your system information

Certain versions of your hardware or software might require updating before you can convert your filers to a clustered system. You must determine what hardware, software, and firmware exists on your filers, then check them against the requirements for converting your filers into a cluster. See the NOW Web page at http://now.netapp.com for the most current version requirements for clustering.

Commands for gathering cluster information

There are two types of information you should gather: hardware and operating system information and networking information. You can gather this information by using the sysconfig and ifconfig commands on both filers you are converting.

sysconfig command

The sysconfig -v command displays your system hardware configuration. See the System Administrator's Guide for more information about this command. When you run this command, you should note the following information displayed in the output:

Data ONTAP version currently installed on your filers
Contents of each PCI slot in your filers
Firmware versions on your filers and disk shelves

ifconfig command

You should also note your current network interface settings, using the ifconfig -a command. See the System Administrator's Guide for more information about this command. You should note the following information:

Interface IP addresses
Installed interface types
Network IP addresses that might be needed
Note
If you want to implement trunking on your cluster, see the System Administrator's Guide for a discussion and procedures for setting up virtual interfaces (vifs).

Checking your system configuration

To check your system information, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	At the console of each filer, enter the following command: sysconfig -v Result The filer configuration is displayed, similar to the following: ha15> sysconfig -v NetApp Release 6.4: Wed Dec 11 01:33:09 PST 2002 System ID: 0033554550 (metro1); partner ID: 0033554438 (ha16) System Serial Number: 6080 (metro2) System Rev: A0 Backplane Part Number: 110-02405 Backplane Rev: A0 Backplane Serial Number: 6080 slot 0: System Board 866 MHz (NetApp System Board VII A0) Model Name: F880 Part Number: 1102460 Revision: A0 Serial Number: 244233 Firmware release: 4.0_i1 Processors: 2 Memory Size: 3072 MB CIOB Revision ID: 3 slot 0: FastEnet-10/100 Ethernet Controller Device Type: 82559 e0 MAC Address: 00:a0:98:00:a1:36 (auto-100tx- fd-up) . . .
2	Compare the information gathered from Step 1 with the information listed in System requirements and against the configuration information listed on the NOW Web site. Determine what you need to update, then go to Hardware and software updates.

Step

Action

At the console of each filer, enter the following command:

sysconfig -v

Result

The filer configuration is displayed, similar to the following:

ha15> sysconfig -v

        NetApp Release 6.4: Wed Dec 11 01:33:09 PST 2002

        System ID: 0033554550 (metro1); partner ID: 
0033554438 (ha16)

     System Serial Number: 6080 (metro2)

     System Rev: A0

     Backplane Part Number: 110-02405

     Backplane Rev: A0

     Backplane Serial Number: 6080

slot 0: System Board 866 MHz (NetApp System Board VII A0)

     Model Name:         F880

     Part Number:        1102460

     Revision:           A0

     Serial Number:      244233

     Firmware release:   4.0_i1

     Processors:         2

     Memory Size:        3072 MB

     CIOB Revision ID:   3

     slot 0: FastEnet-10/100 Ethernet Controller

     Device Type:        82559

     e0 MAC Address:     00:a0:98:00:a1:36 (auto-100tx-
fd-up)

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Compare the information gathered from Step 1 with the information listed in System requirements and against the configuration information listed on the NOW Web site.

Determine what you need to update, then go to Hardware and software updates.