Where to find procedures for MetroCluster maintenance tasks
You should be sure you select the correct procedure when you perform MetroCluster hardware maintenance tasks.
| Component | MetroCluster type (FC or IP) | Task | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONTAP software | Both | ONTAP software upgrade | |
| Controller module | Both | FRU replacement (including controller modules, PCIe cards, FC-VI card, and so on) Note Moving a storage controller module or NVRAM card among the MetroCluster storage systems is not supported. | |
| Drive shelf | FC | Shelf addition (stack with bridges or individual shelf) | Hot-adding a stack of SAS disk shelves to an existing pair of FibreBridge 7600N bridges Hot-adding a stack of SAS disk shelves and bridges to a MetroCluster system |
| FC | Shelf removal | ||
| FC | All other shelf maintenance procedures. The standard procedures can be used. | ||
| IP | All shelf maintenance procedures. The standard procedures can be used. If adding shelves for an unmirrored aggregate, see Considerations when using unmirrored aggregates | ||
| FC-to-SAS bridge | FC | Bridge replacement | Replacing a single FC-to-SAS bridge Replacing a pair of FibreBridge 6500N bridges with 7600N bridge Hot-swapping a FibreBridge 7500N with a 7600N bridge |
| FC | Firmware upgrade | Updating firmware on FibreBridge 7600N bridge on configurations running ONTAP 9.4 and later | |
| FC | Replacing a failed power supply module | ||
| FC switch | FC | Switch upgrade | |
| FC | Switch replacement | ||
| FC | Firmware upgrade | ||
| SAS optical cables | FC | Cable replacement | |
| Cluster interconnect switches | FC | Switch replacement | |
| Both | Firmware upgrade |
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