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Running System Setup to configure the nodes and clusters

After you boot up each node, you are prompted to run the System Setup tool to perform basic node and cluster configuration. After configuring the cluster, you return to the Data ONTAP CLI to create aggregates and create the MetroCluster configuration.

Before you begin

You must have cabled the MetroCluster configuration.

You must not have configured the Service Processor prior to performing this task.

About this task

New MetroCluster systems are pre-configured; you do not need to perform these steps. However, you should configure autosupport.

This task must be performed on both clusters in the MetroCluster configuration.

This procedure uses the System Setup tool. If desired, you can use the CLI cluster setup wizard.

Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 Software Setup Guide

Steps

  1. If you have not already done so, power up each node and let them boot up.
    If the system is in Maintenance mode, issue the halt command to exit Maintenance mode, and then issue the following command from the LOADER prompt: boot_ontap
    Example
    The output should be similar to the following:
    Welcome to node setup
    
    You can enter the following commands at any time:
      "help" or "?" - if you want to have a question clarified,
      "back" - if you want to change previously answered questions, and
      "exit" or "quit" - if you want to quit the setup wizard.
    				Any changes you made before quitting will be saved.
    
    To accept a default or omit a question, do not enter a value.
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  2. Enable autosupport by following the directions provided by the system.
  3. Respond to the prompts to configure the node management interface.
    Example
    The prompts are similar to the following:
    Enter the node management interface port: [e0M]:
    Enter the node management interface IP address: 10.228.160.229
    Enter the node management interface netmask: 225.225.252.0
    Enter the node management interface default gateway: 10.228.160.1
    
  4. Confirm that nodes are configured in high-availability mode: storage failover show
    If not, issue the following command on each node and reboot the node: storage failover modify -mode ha -node localhost
  5. Confirm that you have four ports configured as cluster interconnects: network port show
    Example
    cluster_A::> network port show
                                                                 Speed (Mbps)
    Node   Port      IPspace      Broadcast Domain Link   MTU    Admin/Oper
    ------ --------- ------------ ---------------- ----- ------- ------------
    node_A_1
           e0a       Cluster      Cluster          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0b       Cluster      Cluster          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0c       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0d       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0e       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0f       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0g       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
    node_A_2
           e0a       Cluster      Cluster          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0b       Cluster      Cluster          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0c       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0d       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0e       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0f       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
           e0g       Default      Default          up       1500  auto/1000
    14 entries were displayed.
    
  6. If you are creating a two-node switchless cluster (a cluster without cluster interconnect switches), enable the switchless-cluster networking mode:
    1. Issue the following command at either node's prompt to change to the advanced privilege level: set -privilege advanced
      You can respond y when prompted to continue into advanced mode. The advanced mode prompt appears (*>).
    2. Enable switchless-cluster mode: network options switchless-cluster modify -enabled true
    3. Return to the admin privilege level: set -privilege admin
  7. Launch the System Setup tool as directed by the information that appears on the system console after the initial bootup.
  8. Use the System Setup tool to configure each node and create the cluster, but do not create aggregates.
    Note: You will create mirrored aggregates in later tasks.

After you finish

Return to the Data ONTAP command line interface and complete the MetroCluster configuration by performing the tasks that follow.