METROCLUSTER SWITCHOVER FAILED - negotiated switchover incomplete
Applies to
- MetroCluster IP
- ONTAP 9
Issue
- After initiating a negotiated switchover (NSO), the operation fails with an error message
Cluster_A::> metrocluster operation show
Operation: switchover
State: successful
Start Time: 5/24/2023 06:35:38
End Time: 5/24/2023 06:35:44
Errors: Failed to execute the switchover operation for the node components. Cluster_A (fatal): Unable to determine the result of the negotiated switchover operation for the remote nodes. Ensure the remote nodes are shut down and then retry the switchover operation with the "-forced-on-disaster true" option.
- The MetroCluster is in an inconsistent state
Cluster_A::> metrocluster node show
DR Configuration DR
Group Cluster Node State Mirroring Mode
----- ------- ------------------ -------------- --------- --------------------
1 Cluster_A
node_A_1 configured enabled negotiated switchover incomplete
node_A_2 configured enabled negotiated switchover incomplete
Cluster_B
node_B_1 configured enabled negotiated switchover completed
node_B_2 configured enabled negotiated switchover completed
Cluster_A::> metrocluster show
Configuration: IP-fabric
Cluster Entry Name State
------------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------
Local: Cluster_A
Configuration State configured
Mode normal
AUSO Failure Domain auso-on-cluster-disaster
Remote: Cluster_B
Configuration State configured
Mode normal
AUSO Failure Domain auso-on-cluster-disaster
- Aggrs switched over, but config not switched over
Example:
Cluster_A::> aggr show
...
Cluster_B Switched Over Aggregates:
Aggregate Size Available Used% State #Vols Nodes RAID Status
--------- -------- --------- ----- ------- ------ ---------------- ------------
aggr3_node_B_1
355.5GB 334.2GB 6% online 3 node_A_1 raid_dp,
mirrored,
normal
- Switchover simulate was successful a matter of seconds/minutes before the NSO operation
Example:
Cluster_A::> met op show
(metrocluster operation show)
Operation: switchover-simulate
State: successful
Start Time: 5/24/2023 06:35:08
End Time: 5/24/2023 06:35:24
Errors: -