Data ONTAP® 7.1
Cluster Installation and Administration Guide

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Preface

Chapter 1: Understanding clusters
Understanding standard clusters
Understanding mirrored clusters
Understanding nonswitched MetroClusters
Understanding Fabric Attached MetroClusters
Cluster failover and single-point-of-failure analysis

Chapter 2: Installing a Standard or Mirrored Cluster
Cluster installation types
Required documentation, tools, and equipment
Preparing your equipment
Cabling a FAS3000 series cluster
	Cabling Channel A
	Cabling Channel B
	Cabling the cluster adapters
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: Installing a MetroCluster
Required documentation, tools, and equipment
Cabling a new Fabric Attached MetroCluster
	Stage 1: Planning the Fabric Attached MetroCluster
	Stage 2: Configuring the local switches
	Stage 3: Cabling the local node
	Stage 4: Cabling the switches and nodes at the partner site
Cabling a nonswitched MetroCluster
Converting a cluster into a Fabric Attached MetroCluster

Chapter 4: Configuring a Cluster
Stage 1: Bringing up the cluster for the first time
Stage 2: Running diagnostics
Stage 3: Enabling licenses
Stage 4: Setting options and parameters
Stage 5: Configuring network interfaces
Stage 6: Checking and testing cluster configuration

Chapter 5: Cluster Management
How takeover and giveback work
Managing a cluster in normal mode
Configuring when takeover occurs
Managing a cluster in takeover mode
Managing an emulated node
Backing up and restoring from the emulated node
Managing giveback
	Configuring giveback
	Performing a giveback
	Enabling automatic giveback
Configuring network interfaces for clusters
	Understanding interface configurations for takeover
	Configuring shared interfaces
	Configuring dedicated and standby interfaces
Checking cluster configuration
Correcting takeover or giveback failures
Removing clustering
	Removing F800 series clustering hardware
	Removing FAS900 and FAS3000 series clustering hardware

Chapter 6: Disaster Recovery Using MetroCluster
Recognizing a disaster
Recovering from a disaster

Chapter 7: Modifying Cluster Storage
Adding disk shelves to a cluster
Installing a disk shelf in an existing mixed-shelf loop
Hot-adding a DS14, DS14mk2 FC, or DS14mk2 AT to an existing loop
Upgrading or replacing LRC, ESH, ESH2, or AT-FCX modules
	Understanding single and dual pathing in clusters
	Upgrading to ESH or ESH2 modules
	Hot-swapping an LRC, ESH, ESH2, or AT-FCX module
Hot-swap disk loop error messages on Fabric Attached MetroClusters

Chapter 8: Changing Clustered Hardware Nondisruptively

Appendix A: Communications Regulations
Regulatory notices
Declaration of Conformity

Appendix B: Feature Update Record

Index

Legal Information

Data ONTAP® 7.1 Cluster Installation and Administration Guide

Data ONTAP® 7.1
Cluster Installation and Administration Guide