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F800 and FAS900 Series Appliance
Cluster Guide

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Preface

 

Chapter 1: Preparing for the Installation

Clustering concepts

 

Standard clusters

 

Mirrored clusters and nonswitched MetroClusters

 

Fabric Attached MetroCluster

Required documentation, tools, and equipment

 

Chapter 2: Cabling a Standard or Mirrored Cluster

Cluster installation types

Preparing your equipment

Cabling a FAS900 series cluster

 

Cabling Channel A

 

Cabling Channel B

 

Cabling the cluster adapters

Cabling an F800 series cluster

 

Cabling Channel A

 

Cabling Channel B

 

Cabling the cluster adapters

 

Chapter 3: Cabling a MetroCluster

Cabling a new Fabric Attached MetroCluster

 

Step 1: Planning the Fabric Attached MetroCluster

 

Step 2: Configuring the local switches

 

Step 3: Cabling the local node

 

Step 4: Cabling the switches and nodes at the partner site

 

Step 5: Configuring the nodes

Cabling a nonswitched MetroCluster

Converting a cluster into a Fabric Attached MetroCluster

 

Chapter 4: Configuring the Cluster

Step 1: Bringing up the cluster for the first time

Step 2: Enabling licenses

Step 3: Setting options and parameters

Step 4: Configuring networking interfaces

Step 5: Checking and testing cluster configuration

 

Testing F800 series clusters

 

Testing FAS900 series clusters

 

Chapter 5: Basic Troubleshooting

Takeover or giveback failures

Hot-swap disk loop error messages on Fabric Attached MetroClusters

Recovering from a disaster

Not enough storage

LRC needs upgrading or LRC, ESH, or ESH2 fails

 

Upgrading LRC modules to ESH or ESH2 modules

 

Hot-swapping an LRC, ESH, or ESH2

 

Hot-upgrading or hot-downgrading a disk shelf

Failed adapters

Removing clustering

 

Removing F800 series clustering hardware

 

Removing FAS900 series clustering hardware

 

Chapter 6: Adding a Disk Shelf to an Existing Cluster

Installing a disk shelf in an existing mixed-shelf loop

Hot-adding a DS14/DS14mk2 FC to an existing loop

 

Appendix A: Communications Regulations

Regulatory notices

Declaration of Conformity

 

Index

 
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