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metrocluster configuration-settings connection connect

Configure the network connections between partner nodes

Availability: This command is available to cluster administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description​

The metrocluster configuration-settings connection connect command configures the connections that mirror NV logs and access remote storage between partner nodes in a MetroCluster setup.

This command is used for MetroCluster setups that are connected though IP links. MetroCluster setups that are connected through FC links will configure the FC connections automatically.

The metrocluster configuration-settings commands are run in the following order to set up MetroCluster:
  • metrocluster configuration-settings dr-group create,
  • metrocluster configuration-settings interface create,
  • metrocluster configuration-settings connection connect.
Before this command is run
  • The DR groups must have been configured. Run the metrocluster configuration-settings dr-group show command to verify that every node is partnered in a DR group.
  • The network logical interfaces must have been configured on every node. Use the metrocluster configuration-settings interface show command to verify that every node has network logical interfaces configured to mirror NV logs and access remote storage.
After this command completes successfully, every node will:
  • Have NV log mirroring configured and mirroring disabled. NV log mirroring will be enabled by the metrocluster configure command.
  • Have access to remote storage. Use the storage disk show -pool Pool1 command to view the remote disks that are hosted on DR partner nodes.

The DR groups and network logical interfaces that were configured by the metrocluster configuration-settings commands cannot be deleted after the connections have been configured. The metrocluster configuration-settings connection disconnect command must be run to remove the connections before the DR groups and network logical interfaces can be deleted.

Examples​

The following example shows configuration of connections in a MetroCluster over IP setup: 

clusA::> metrocluster configuration-settings connection connect
[Job 269] Job succeeded: Connect is successful.


clusA::>  metrocluster configuration-settings connection show
DR                    Source          Destination
Group Cluster Node    Network Address Network Address Partner Type Config State
----- ------- ------- --------------- --------------- ------------ ------------
1     clusA A1
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.214  10.140.113.216  HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.214  10.140.113.218  DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.214  10.140.113.249  DR Auxiliary completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.215  10.140.113.217  HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.215  10.140.113.248  DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.215  10.140.113.25   DR Auxiliary completed
                       A2
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.216  10.140.113.214  HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.216  10.140.113.249  DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.216  10.140.113.218  DR Auxiliary completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.217  10.140.113.215  HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.217  10.140.113.25   DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.217  10.140.113.248  DR Auxiliary completed
      clusB B2
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.249  10.140.113.218  HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.249  10.140.113.216  DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.249  10.140.113.214  DR Auxiliary completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.25   10.140.113.248  HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.25   10.140.113.217  DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.25   10.140.113.215  DR Auxiliary completed
                       B1
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.218  10.140.113.249  HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.218  10.140.113.214  DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0f
                      10.140.113.218  10.140.113.216  DR Auxiliary completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.248  10.140.113.25   HA Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.248  10.140.113.215  DR Partner   completed
                 Home Port: e0g
                      10.140.113.248  10.140.113.217  DR Auxiliary completed
24 entries were displayed.


clusA::> metrocluster configuration-settings show-status
Cluster                    Node               Configuration Settings Status
-------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------------------
clusA
                           A1                 completed
                           A2                 completed
clusB
                           B1                 completed
                           B2                 completed
4 entries were displayed.