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What is a backhoe in a MetroCluster configuration?

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Applies to

  • MetroCluster
  • ONTAP 9
  • Data ONTAP 8

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In a MetroCluster configuration, a backhoe describes the situation when all communication between the 2 clusters has been cut.

  • Each cluster remains online and serving its own data independently
  • There is no NVRAM replication
  • There is no SyncMirror replication
  • There is no vserver config replication

 

Note: Performing a switchover operation while in this state could result in data loss or serving out-of-date data.

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