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What's the behavior if the metadata disk is broken on SolidFire?

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  • NetApp SolidFire
  • Element Software

Answer

Q1: Are other disks on the same node working without issue?
A1: Yes.
 
Q2: Are iSCSI sessions on this node working continually?
A2: No, the iSCSI sessions on this node will be redirected to other nodes.

Additional Information

  • slot 0 -> Metadata disk for holding volume information.
  • slot1 ~slot9 or slot1~slot11->Block disk for holding block data.
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