topic Using cluster failover on a 3140 to replace with 3270? in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Using-cluster-failover-on-a-3140-to-replace-with-3270/m-p/59317#M13913 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was curious if I could migrate the high side cluster from a 3140 to a 3270 by:</P><P></P><P>1: Force a takeover on one of the 3140 controllers</P><P>2: Turn off clustering and operate the 3140 on a single controller</P><P>3: Configure one 3270 as the new cluster partner</P><P>4: Execute a giveback</P><P>5: Force a takeover from the 3270</P><P>6: Break the cluster and decommission the 3140</P><P>7: Configure the second 3270 as a partner</P><P>8: Execute a giveback</P><P></P><P>Am I completely off of my rocker or should this work?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Tony</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:21:16 GMT TONY_RICCIOTTI 2025-06-05T06:21:16Z Using cluster failover on a 3140 to replace with 3270? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Using-cluster-failover-on-a-3140-to-replace-with-3270/m-p/59317#M13913 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was curious if I could migrate the high side cluster from a 3140 to a 3270 by:</P><P></P><P>1: Force a takeover on one of the 3140 controllers</P><P>2: Turn off clustering and operate the 3140 on a single controller</P><P>3: Configure one 3270 as the new cluster partner</P><P>4: Execute a giveback</P><P>5: Force a takeover from the 3270</P><P>6: Break the cluster and decommission the 3140</P><P>7: Configure the second 3270 as a partner</P><P>8: Execute a giveback</P><P></P><P>Am I completely off of my rocker or should this work?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Tony</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:21:16 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Using-cluster-failover-on-a-3140-to-replace-with-3270/m-p/59317#M13913 TONY_RICCIOTTI 2025-06-05T06:21:16Z Re: Using cluster failover on a 3140 to replace with 3270? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Using-cluster-failover-on-a-3140-to-replace-with-3270/m-p/59321#M13915 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, it is not possible. For a start, they are using completely different interconnect technologies.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:33:55 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Using-cluster-failover-on-a-3140-to-replace-with-3270/m-p/59321#M13915 aborzenkov 2012-08-09T07:33:55Z Re: Using cluster failover on a 3140 to replace with 3270? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Using-cluster-failover-on-a-3140-to-replace-with-3270/m-p/59328#M13919 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I figured that to be the case, I was just hoping. <SPAN __jive_emoticon_name="happy" __jive_macro_name="emoticon" class="jive_macro jive_emote" src="https://community.netapp.com/5.0.1/images/emoticons/happy.gif"></SPAN> Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:36:09 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Using-cluster-failover-on-a-3140-to-replace-with-3270/m-p/59328#M13919 TONY_RICCIOTTI 2012-08-09T07:36:09Z