Required documentation for MetroCluster configurations

You must refer to some of the flyers and guides that are required to install a new MetroCluster configuration, or convert two stand-alone systems into a MetroCluster configuration.

NetApp hardware and service documentation is not contained within a single guide. Instead, the field-replaceable units are documented in separate flyers at the NetApp Support Site.

The following table lists and briefly describes the documentation you might need to refer to when preparing a new MetroCluster configuration, or converting two stand-alone systems into a MetroCluster configuration:

Manual name Description
The appropriate system cabinet guide Describes how to install NetApp equipment into a system cabinet
Site Requirements Guide

Describes the physical requirements your site must meet to install NetApp equipment

The appropriate disk shelf guide Describes how to cable a disk shelf to a storage system
The appropriate hardware documentation for your storage system model Describes how to install the storage system, connect it to a network, and bring it up for the first time
Diagnostics Guide Describes the diagnostics tests that you can run on the storage system
Data ONTAP Upgrade and Revert/Downgrade Guide for 7-Mode Describes how to upgrade the storage system and disk firmware, and how to upgrade the storage system software
Data ONTAP Data Protection Online Backup and Recovery Guide for 7-Mode Describes, among other topics, SyncMirror technology, which is used for mirrored HA pairs
Data ONTAP System Administration Guide for 7-Mode Describes general storage system administration
Data ONTAP Software Setup Guide for 7-Mode Describes how to configure the software of a new storage system for the first time
Fabric-attached MetroCluster Systems Brocade Switch Configuration Guide Describes how to configure Brocade switches for a fabric-attached MetroCluster configuration
Configuring a MetroCluster system with SAS disk shelves and FibreBridge 6500N bridges Describes how to install FibreBridge 6500N bridges as part of your MetroCluster configuration
Fabric-attached MetroCluster Systems Cisco Switch Configuration Guide Describes how to configure Cisco switches for a fabric-attached MetroCluster configuration
FlexArray Virtualization Installation Requirements and Reference Guide Describes how to prepare array LUNs on storage arrays for use by Data ONTAP
Configuring a stretch MetroCluster system with SAS disk shelves and SAS optical cables Describes how to install SAS disk shelves using SAS optical cables as part of your stretch MetroCluster configuration