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We just added two nodes to our NetApp cluster, making it a four node cluster. I am trying to expand the SVM root volume protection that I set up previously, following the steps in the SVM Root Volume Protection Express Guide.
The problem is: I created the new volumes on nodes 3 and 4 and re-ran the initialize-ls-set command, but it is ignoring the two new nodes. I tried the update-ls-set command to see if that would work, but I'm getting the same results. Does anyone have suggestions?
Specifics (for one of the SVMs):
volume create -vserver <vserver_name> -volume <vserver_name>_root_ls03 -aggregate <node_3_aggregate> -size 1gb -state online -type DP
volume create -vserver <vserver_name> -volume <vserver_name>_root_ls04 -aggregate <node_4_aggregate> -size 1gb -state online -type DP
snapmirror create -source-path <cluster_name>://<vserver_name>/<vserver_name>_root -destination-path <cluster_name>://<vserver_name>/<vserver_name>_root_ls03 -type LS -schedule 1min
snapmirror create -source-path cithqnacl01p://<vserver_name>/<vserver_name>_root -destination-path <cluster_name>://<vserver_name>/<vserver_name>_root_ls04 -type LS -schedule 1min
snapmirror initialize-ls-set -source-path <cluster_name>://<vserver_name>/<vserver_name>_root
Solved! See The Solution
Hi,
Do not use the snapmirror initialize-ls-set command. The snapmirror initialize-ls-set command is for initializing volumes for an entire set of load-sharing mirrors, not for initializing an individual volume. Use snapmirror initialize -type ls. Refer https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1368017/html/GUID-FB6C2A65-7744-4AB8-A361-688D11CFDD08.html
One more detail: here is the snapmirror status.
Source Destination Mirror Relationship Total Last
Path Type Path State Status Progress Healthy Updated
----------- ---- ------------ ------- -------------- --------- ------- --------
<cluster_name>://<svm_name>/<svm_name>_root
LS <cluster_name>://<svm_name>/<svm_name>_root_ls01
Snapmirrored
Idle - true -
<cluster_name>://<svm_name>/<svm_name>_root_ls02
Snapmirrored
Idle - true -
<cluster_name>://<svm_name>/<svm_name>_root_ls03
Uninitialized
Idle - - -
<cluster_name>://<svm_name>/<svm_name>_root_ls04
Uninitialized
Idle - - -
Hi,
Do not use the snapmirror initialize-ls-set command. The snapmirror initialize-ls-set command is for initializing volumes for an entire set of load-sharing mirrors, not for initializing an individual volume. Use snapmirror initialize -type ls. Refer https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1368017/html/GUID-FB6C2A65-7744-4AB8-A361-688D11CFDD08.html
Thank you very much! That worked like a charm.