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Determining the system IDs of the old controller modules

After you have replaced all hardware at the disaster site, you must determine the system IDs of the replaced controller modules. You need the old system IDs when you reassign disks to the new controller modules.

Before you begin

All equipment at the disaster site must be powered off.

About this task

This discussion provides examples for four-node configurations. For eight-node configurations, you must account for any failures in the additional nodes on the second DR group.

The examples in this procedure are based on the following assumptions:
  • Site A is the disaster site.

  • node_A_1 has failed and is being completely replaced.

  • node_A_2 has failed and is being completely replaced.

    node _A_2 is present in a four-node MetroCluster configuration only.

  • Site B is the surviving site.

  • node_B_1 is healthy.

  • node_B_2 is healthy.

    node_B_2 is present in a four-node MetroCluster configuration only.

The controller modules have the following original system IDs:
Number of nodes in MetroCluster configurationNodeOriginal system ID
Fournode_A_14068741258
node_A_24068741260
node_B_14068741254
node_B_24068741256
  1. From the surviving site, display the system IDs of the nodes in the MetroCluster configuration.
    Number of nodes in MetroCluster configurationUse this command
    Four or eightmetrocluster node show -fields node-systemid,ha-partner-systemid,dr-partner-systemid,dr-auxiliary-systemid

    Example

    In this example for a four-node MetroCluster configuration, the following old system IDs are retrieved:

    • Node_A_1: 4068741258

    • Node_A_2: 4068741260

    Disks owned by the old controller modules are still owned these system IDs.

    metrocluster node show -fields node-systemid,ha-partner-systemid,dr-partner-systemid,dr-auxiliary-systemid 

    dr-group-id cluster node node-systemid ha-partner-systemid dr-partner-systemid dr-auxiliary-systemid
    ----------- ---------- -------- ------------- ------ ------------ ------ ------------ ------ --------------
    1 Cluster_A Node_A_1 4068741258 4068741260 4068741254 4068741256
    1 Cluster_A Node_A_2 4068741260 4068741258 4068741256 4068741254
    1 Cluster_B Node_B_1 - - - -
    1 Cluster_B Node_B_2 - - - -
    4 entries were displayed.
  2. For MetroCluster IP configurations using the ONTAP Mediator service, get the IP address of the ONTAP Mediator service: storage iscsi-initiator show -node * -label mediator