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Takeover not possible after MetroCluster FC to IP transition

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Applies to

  • MetroCluster
  • Transition from MetroCluster FC to MetroCluster IP
  • metrocluster configure is successful

Issue

  • storage failover show display a takeover error:
                              Takeover
Node           Partner        Possible State Description
-------------- -------------- -------- -------------------------------------
xxxxxxxxxx-n01 xxxxxxxxxx-n02 true     Connected to xxxxxxxxxx-n02
xxxxxxxxxx-n02 xxxxxxxxxx-n01 true     Connected to xxxxxxxxxx-n01
xxxxxxxxxx-n03 xxxxxxxxxx-n04 false    Waiting for xxxxxxxxxx-n04, Takeover
                                       is not possible: Storage failover
                                       interconnect error, NVRAM log not
                                       synchronized, Disk inventory not
                                       exchanged
xxxxxxxxxx-n04 xxxxxxxxxx-n03 false    Waiting for xxxxxxxxxx-n03, Takeover
                                       is not possible: Storage failover
                                       interconnect error, NVRAM log not
                                       synchronized, Disk inventory not
                                       exchanged
  • Adapters are showing offline via metrocluster interconnet adapter show, but the physical state is up:

gtncl4005-n03 mgtncl4005-n04 HA enabled offline
                                           e0b     iWARP  Up
                                           e1b     iWARP  Up
               mgtncl3005-n03 DR enabled offline
                                           e0b     iWARP  Up
                                           e1b     iWARP  Up
               mgtncl3005-n04 AUX enabled offline
                                           e0b     iWARP  Up
                                           e1b     iWARP  Up

 

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