May 11, 2015 in this case, e6a and e6b go to the same switch, with e4a and e4b going to the other node in this ha pair thats my switchless cluster interconnect. The products support both single controller and high availability controller pairs as storage controller options on some models. These tasks apply to all ha pair s regardless of disk shelf type. Ways to verify the configuration for ha pairs netapp. Jan 04, 2017 fedramp compliant flexpod architecture from netapp, cisco, hytrust and coalfire. Boot the storage system in maintenance mode, run the following commands and collect the output.
If we had a 6 node cluster for example, nodes 1 and 2 would be an ha pair, nodes 3 and 4 would be another ha pair, and nodes 5 and 6 would be our final ha pair. Netapp provides no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or reliability or. Commands for configuring hardwareassisted takeover. This article explains how to create netapp volume and export using nfs. Once that is done, as part of the high availability setup the two controllers in an ha pair will tell each other their service processors ip address. This page is an information resource for system administrators using netapp storage. Although this is the base design, each of the components can be scaled easily to support specific business requirements. A second hybrid ha paircluster was used for the infrastructure and user data workloads as an example of using distributed storage clusters. Because there is a single switch, this configuration is not fully redundant.
The controllers in a netapp ontap cluster are arranged in high availability pairs. Hardware like cisco devices the netapp filer has a concept of slots and ports. Upgrading a standalone controller module to ha pair is a multistep process. Viewing the routing table from the commandline interface routing table flags. Nov 25, 2014 a plex is a physical copy of a filesystem or the disks holding the data. To configure the necessary mac address pools for the cisco ucs environment, complete the following steps. One netapp aff a300 ha pair running clustered data ontap with disk shelves and solid state drives ssd for server virtualization, the deployment includes vmware vsphere 6. A volume normally consists of one plex called plex0. More commands on netapp administration pocket guide. A mirrored volume has two or more plexes, each with a complete copy of the data in the volume. Netapp service processor and bmc tutorial flackbox. This blog is written from a a network engineers point view. Listed below are a list of common netapp 7mode commands that you can use in your daytoday operations. For example, node01 and node02 are used to identify the two netapp storage controllers that are provisioned with this document, and cisco nexus a or cisco nexus b identifies the pair of cisco nexus switches that are configured.
Cluster failover and rebooting from the expert community at experts exchange. How to show the netapp ontap operating system version from the cli, this command will display the netapp release number and the mode e. Fedramp compliant flexpod architecture from netapp, cisco, hytrust and coalfire. Alternatively, both desktop and infrastructureuser data workloads could have been run on the single allflash ha pair alone given the performance and capacity headroom available in the system as configured. After an interface group is created, it is indistinguishable from a physical network interface the following figure shows four separate network interfaces, e3a. Either reassign all data lifs to another ha pair within the same cluster. Nov 28, 2017 for standalone storage systems if the storage system is down. Join our netapp support team experts to learn about support tools, netapp product best practices, and other trending topics. There are two ways you can check your high availability configuration before placing the pair online. The network port show command displays information about network ports. Cisco ucs b200 m4 blades with vic 1240 6 network cisco nexus 9372px 2 cisco nexus 1110x 2 storage all flash fas8040 1 ha pair disk shelf.
Using cdp to understand data ontap networking bitpushrs blog. How to create volume in netapp and how to nfs export. Netapp xcp file analytics is hostbased software to scan the file shares, collect and analyzes the data and provide insights into the file system. You can create two secondlevel interface groups in an ha pair so that you can access data from both storage systems even if one of the storage system in the configuration fails. The following example displays information about all network ports. How to power down the controllers in netapp 7mode hapair. Data infrastructure management software articles and resources.
For standalone storage systems if the storage system is down. When controller 1 fails, as long as its got one power supply still up and running, its service processor will still be operational. If you are not familiar with booting a storage system into maintenance mode, contact technical support or refer to the system administration guide on the netapp support site aggr status. Displays the nodes on which the storage failover ha mode setting is enabled. Bringing up and configuring an ha pair for the first time can require enabling ha mode capability and failover, setting options, configuring network connections, and testing the configuration. Some parameters can have administrative and operational values.
As i come across new commands, i will add them to the list. Enter the following command and note the key ids on all disk drives that are using. Netapp interoperability matrix tool directattachment in a directattached configuration, one or more hosts are directly connected to the controllers. Ontap 9 san configuration guide netapp documentation. San supports up to 4 ha pairs and supports fc, fcoe and iscsi. Netapp xcp is a free to use software and license is free. Fedramp compliant flexpod architecture from netapp, cisco. You can define a vlan by specifying the mac address. Ip address and mac address load balancing roundrobin load balancing port based load balancing. No longer do you just type a question mark and see every command available to you. And to view cdp information from cisco ios or nxos, you would use the show cdp neighbors command. Nov 18, 2019 therefore, reference is made to which component is being configured with each step, either 01 or 02 or a and b. Sep 20, 2015 netapp snapdrive applicaiton installation in windo. Xcp file analytics works for both netapp and nonnetapp systems and runs on linux or windows host.
Ontap 9 san configuration guide product documentation netapp. Some commands are for experience netapp administrators. If you are not familiar with booting a storage system into maintenance mode, contact technical support or refer to the system administration guide on the netapp support site. Ha pair fully supported in an ha pair configuration with a limit of 8 concurrent deduplication operations. Sep 16, 2014 netapp storage supports multiple protocols to access data like nfs, cifssmb, ftp and webdav etc. Aff, nvme, efseries, and solidfire articles and resources. The cli is structured into a hierarchy of commands.
Fas is used in single node and ha pair configuration. Netapp offers proven capabilities to build your data fabric. There are specific data ontap commands for monitoring the ha pair. Netapp active iq uses aiops to simplify and automate the proactive care and optimization of your netapp environment. In this post will show you the procedure to power down the storage controllers gracefully in a netapp 7mode hapair. Send an email to ngsupportwebinars for invites to upcoming webinars. For more information on netapp storage controllers, see section 1. Here are some useful netapp storage administation commands. Provides instructions for upgrading storage systems in an ha pair running data ontap 8. Ask questions, share tips and solutions with fellow netapp experts. Modernize it, simplify private clouds for agility, and fuel datadriven innovation on any cloud. Continuous risk assessments, predictive alerts, and automated case opening help customers prevent problems before they occur, leading to reduced risks and higher availability.
Flexpod datacenter with ipbased storage using vmware. Im going to try relate the concepts to taskscommands that you usually run on a new network device to understand what its doing. Commands for enabling and disabling storage failover. When i brought the netapp back up, i forgot to issue cf enable, and just left. Commands for monitoring an ha pair netapp documentation. I will be updating this document as i become more familar with the netapp application. For learning purpose try these commands on netapp simulator. Command line reference netapp clustered data ontap 8. Apple is a registered trademark and quicktime is a trademark of apple, inc. From the ha pair that you wish to decomission, do the following. In a ha configurations, the disks should only be owned by one of the filers in the ha pair. Misc set privilege advanced enter into privilege mode set privilege diagnostic enter into diagnostic mode set privilege admin enter into admin mode system timeout modify 30 sets system timeout to 30 minutes system node run node local sysconfig a run sysconfig on the local node the symbol. Netapp hardware interview questions and answers netapp. But no terminal commands or anything, just says the 3.
In this configuration, one node can take over its partners storage to provide continued data service if the partner goes down. Pocket guide for netapp commands 7mode by cloudibee posted on july 6, 2015 posted in netapp this post contains the list of netapp storage administration commands that will be most used and will come handy when managing or monitoring or troubleshooting a. If the output shows that one link is down, the ha pair is degraded and you must configure the link so that it is up while the other link is. Netapp page 4 netapp data center digressions page 4. Netapp storage supports multiple protocols to access data like nfs, cifssmb, ftp and webdav etc. Suppose node1node2 are clustered node, and node2 has panicked, and taken over by node1. Jun 29, 2017 one netapp aff a300 ha pair running clustered data ontap with disk shelves and solid state drives ssd for server virtualization, the deployment includes vmware vsphere 6. Singlenetwork ha pairs in singlenetwork ha pair configurations, one switch connects the ha pair to one or more hosts.
Commands are grouped together in a folderlike structure that includes networking, qos, snapmirror technology, volumes, and so on. Vmware vmware vmdk files deduplicate very well, especially similar os vmdks. Commands which can be executed from the console, such as vol and cifs. Upgrading a system in an ha pair to a different system in an ha pair by moving disk shelves part no. To perform the same you have to login to each controller via service processor or rlm using naroot user and continue with connecting to system console to disable the cluster failover between two controllers to avoid takeover while shutdown. Whether failover is enabled or has occurred, or reasons why failover is not currently possible. The r prevents it rebooting afterwards if you have a 32bit root volume that you wish to convert to 64bit, the best way i. You must set the value to ha for the node to participate in a storage failover ha pair configuration. Netapp storage encryption nse leverages selfencrypting drives to provide fips 1402 level 2 compliance. Netapp commandline cheatsheet this is a quick and dirty netapp commandline cheatsheet on most of the common commands used, this is not extensive so check out the man pages and netapp documentation. Jul 06, 2015 pocket guide for netapp commands 7mode by cloudibee posted on july 6, 2015 posted in netapp this post contains the list of netapp storage administration commands that will be most used and will come handy when managing or monitoring or troubleshooting a netapp filer in 7mode. Thus, the archive created can even be read by solaris ufsrestore command. Once you enter into the first level of the hierarchy you can get more specific.
Seven tips to get started with clustered data ontap netapp. The following example shows that the ha pair is enabled and the interconnect is up and working correctly. There is a short outage while the new ha pair and existing two node cluster add additional nvram cards for cluster connections. Netapp concepts for network engineers random tech notes. Netapp volume encryption nve and netapp aggregate encryption nae deliver fips 1402 level 1 compliance using softwarebased encryption on any drive type across aff, fas, ontap select, and cloud volumes ontap deployments. Setup requirements and restrictions for standard ha pairs. You can use the maintenance mode haconfig command to verify and, if necessary, set. Netapp cluster mode commands cheat sheet netapp notes by. If the output shows that one link is down, the ha pair is degraded and you must configure the link so that it is up while the other link is still active. There is a short outage while the new ha pair and existing two node cluster add additional.
I then started getting phone calls when the other engineers started to turn on the esxi hosts saying all the vms say they are inaccessible. The following is a list of prerequisites that are required before the actual cluster unjoin command is run. Converting a netapp ds4243 drive shelf into a vendor. Sep, 2015 netapp hardware interview questions and answers. There are specific ontap commands for monitoring the ha pair. An interface group is a feature in data ontap that implements link aggregation on your storage system. Creating a secondlevel interface group in an ha pair. Running diff is a very good way of comparing a config between 2 points in time, if you arent sure what has changed, or even if you are comparing a filer upgrade and you copy the config files between the 2 systems checkout cref netappfilecopy. The new ha pair is connected to two new cluster switches and the existing twonode cluster will connect one path at a time to the new cluster switches. Interface groups provide a mechanism to group together multiple network interfaces links into one logical interface aggregate. How to power down and power up the controllers in a 7mode ha pair. The command output indicates any inactive links, and lists the reason for the inactive status. In this case, e6a and e6b go to the same switch, with e4a and e4b going to the other node in this ha pair thats my switchless cluster interconnect. Converting a netapp ds4243 drive shelf into a vendorgeneric jbod array.
Obtaining a license, installing and configuring xcp is a matter of minutes, and here are the steps. How ha pairs support nondisruptive operations and fault tolerance. What an ha pair is an ha pair is two storage systems nodes whose controllers are connected to each other directly. In clustered data ontap, nas supports up to 12 ha pair and supports nfs,pnfs and cifs. Netapp interview questions and answers netapp hardware interview questions and answers netapp notes by ark netapp material. Use the following commands to create a secondlevel interface group in an ha pair. Netapp recommends that os vmdks be stored on the same volume to get as high of a deduplication degree as possible. Creating a secondlevel interface group in an ha pair netapp.
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