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Temporary Shutdown of Switchless Cluster

TMADOCTHOMAS
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Tomorrow we are temporarily shutting down a switchless cluster on a NetApp 2620 running OnTAP 9.3P7. Purpose is to physically remove all equipment in the way of Hurricane Michael, bring it back in a few days, and restart.

 

I believe the process is straightforward but would love to hear any recommendations. Here is what I plan to do:

 

Turn off all backup jobs.

Invoke AutoSupport.

Enter the storage failover modify -node * -auto-giveback false command.

Enter the system node halt <node> -inhibit-takeover true -skip-lif-migration-before-shutdown true command.

Once the LOADER prompt appears on both nodes, power off the system.

 

In particular, should I do anything special as it relates to cluster ha?

 

@SeanHatfield, you were super-helpful on a similar discussion a year ago. If you happen to see this and have time, I would love to hear your thoughts.

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SeanHatfield
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2node switchless doesn't require anything special.  What you've outlined would be fine.  As long as the gear is intact after the event it should come right back up.  

 

 

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SeanHatfield
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2node switchless doesn't require anything special.  What you've outlined would be fine.  As long as the gear is intact after the event it should come right back up.  

 

 

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TMADOCTHOMAS
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Thank you Sean!

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