MetroCluster ip install Storage failover interconnect error NVRAM log not synchronized Disk inventory not exchanged
Applies to
- MetroCluster IP
- ONTAP 9
- New installation
Issue
- During the installation process, the error below occurs when issuing the command
storage failover show
:
Example:
siteB::> storage failover show
Takeover
Node Partner Possible State Description
-------------- -------------- -------- -------------------------------------
siteB-01 siteB-02 false Waiting for siteB-02, Takeover
is not possible: Storage failover
interconnect error, NVRAM log not
synchronized, Disk inventory not
exchanged
SiteB-02 siteB-01 false Waiting for siteB-01, Takeover
is not possible: Storage failover
interconnect error, NVRAM log not
synchronized, Disk inventory not
exchanged
2 entries were displayed.
metrocluster check node show
show warning:
cluster::> metrocluster check node show –instance
Node Name: siteA-01
Type of Check: ha-mirroring-op-state
Cluster Name: cluster_name
Result of the Check: warning
Additional Information/Recovery Steps: Node's HA mirroring is not online. Verify the HA mirroring link status with the "metrocluster interconnect show" command, then bring the HA mirroring online with the "storage failover modify -node <node> -enabled true" command.
Node Name: siteA-02
Type of Check: dr-mirroring-op-state
Cluster Name: cluster_name
Result of the Check: warning
Additional Information/Recovery Steps: Node's DR mirroring is not online. Check the RDMA connectivity to its DR partner, run the "metrocluster node show" command to verify the node and its DR partner are up and normal, then bring the DR mirroring online with the (privilege: diag) "metrocluster interconnect mirror modify -node <node> -partner-type DR -mirror-oper-status online" command.
- The Mirror Oper status will report as offline, even while the iWARP connections are up in
metrocluster interconnect mirror show:
cluster::> metrocluster interconnect mirror show
Mirror Mirror
Partner Admin Oper
Node Partner Name Type Status Status Adapter Type Status
---- ------------ ------- -------- ------- ------- ------ ------
siteB-01
siteB-02
HA enabled offline
e0b iWARP Up
e1b iWARP Up
siteA-01
DR enabled offline
e0b iWARP Up
e1b iWARP Up
siteA-02
AUX enabled offline
e0b iWARP Up
e1b iWARP Up
siteB-02
siteB-01
HA enabled offline
e0b iWARP Up
e1b iWARP Up
siteA-02
DR enabled offline
e0b iWARP Up
e1b iWARP Up
siteA-01
AUX enabled offline
e0b iWARP Up
e1b iWARP Up