Implementing the MetroCluster configuration

You must run the metrocluster configure command to start data protection in the MetroCluster configuration.

Before you begin

There must be at least two nonroot mirrored data aggregates on each cluster, and all aggregates must be mirrored.
You can verify this with the storage aggregate show command.
The ha-config state of the controllers and chassis must be mcc.
This state is pre-configured on systems that have shipped from the factory.

About this task

You issue the metrocluster configure command once, on any of the nodes, to enable the MetroCluster configuration. It does not need to be issued on each of the sites or nodes. It does not matter which node or site it is issued on.

Steps

Enter the metrocluster configure command in the following format: metrocluster configure -node-name node-name.
Example
The following command enables MetroCluster configuration on all nodes in the DR group that contains controller_A_1:
```
controller_A_1::*> metrocluster configure -node-name controller_A_1

[Job 121] Job succeeded: Configure is successful.
```

Enter the following command to check the networking status on site A: network port show

Example

cluster_A::> network port show
                                                          Speed (Mbps)
Node   Port      IPspace   Broadcast Domain Link   MTU    Admin/Oper
------ --------- --------- ---------------- ----- ------- ------------
controller_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
controller_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.

Confirm the MetroCluster configuration from both sites in the MetroCluster configuration:

Confirm the configuration from site A;metrocluster show

Example

cluster_A::> metrocluster show
Cluster                   Configuration State Mode
------------------------- ------------------- -----------
 Local: cluster_A         configured          normal
Remote: cluster_B         configured          normal

Confirm the configuration from site B;metrocluster show

Example

cluster_B::> metrocluster show
Cluster                   Configuration State Mode
------------------------- ------------------- -----------
 Local: cluster_B         configured          normal
Remote: cluster_A         configured          normal