Configuring the MetroCluster FC switches for health monitoring

In a fabric-attached MetroCluster configuration, you must perform some additional configuration steps to monitor the FC switches.

1. Add a switch with an IP address to each MetroCluster node: storage switch add -address ipaddress

   This command must be repeated on all four switches in the MetroCluster configuration.

   Note

   Brocade 7840 FC switches and all alerts are supported in health monitoring, except NoISLPresent_Alert

   The following example shows the command to add a switch with IP address 10.10.10.10:

   controller_A_1::> storage switch add -address 10.10.10.10
   
2. Verify that all switches are properly configured: storage switch show

   It might take up to 15 minutes to reflect all data due to the 15-minute polling interval.

   The following example shows the command given to verify that the MetroCluster FC switches are configured:

   controller_A_1::> storage switch show
   Fabric           Switch Name     Vendor  Model        Switch WWN       Status
   ---------------- --------------- ------- ------------ ---------------- ------
   1000000533a9e7a6 brcd6505-fcs40  Brocade Brocade6505  1000000533a9e7a6 OK
   1000000533a9e7a6 brcd6505-fcs42  Brocade Brocade6505  1000000533d3660a OK
   1000000533ed94d1 brcd6510-fcs44  Brocade Brocade6510  1000000533eda031 OK
   1000000533ed94d1 brcd6510-fcs45  Brocade Brocade6510  1000000533ed94d1 OK
   4 entries were displayed.
   
   controller_A_1::>
   
   

   If the worldwide name (WWN) of the switch is shown, the ONTAP health monitor can contact and monitor the FC switch.