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Applies to

• MetroCluster
• ONTAP 9
• Brocade

Question(s) and Answer(s)

Is Dynamic POD Licensing supported in Fabric MetroCluster for Brocade switches?

• Dynamic Licensing is supported in MetroCluster starting Ontap 9
• Dynamic Licensing is not supported in 7mode MetroCluster

Applies to

• MetroCluster
• ONTAP 9

Question(s) and Answer(s)

Should nodes in a MetroCluster DR Group be of the same controller type?

In Data ONTAP, the controller forming a High Availability (HA) pair or a MetroCluster has to be of the same type.
If the system consists of different types, contact your NetApp Sales Representative to resolve the issue.

Applies to

Controller: 2660
Firmware Version: 07.75.36.30

Issue

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Applies to

• MetroCluster
• ATTO 6500N FibreBridge

Description

This article descibes how to change the SNTP (time server) on a ATTO 6500N FibreBridge.

Applies to

• MetroCluster
• ONTAP 9

Issue

The configurations state of a Vserver in a MetroCluster is marked as degraded due to an ostype conflict from an initiator in an igroup belonging to the Vserver.

Cluster : clusterA
Vserver : vserver1
Partner Vserver : vserver1-mc
Configuration State : degraded
Stream Status : operation-failed
Corrective Action : Resynchronize the configuration using "metrocluster vserver resync" command. Contact technical support for assistance if configuration-state does not change to healthy.
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Failed Reason : Apply failed for Object: igroup Method: baseline. Reason: Cannot create initiator group "igroup_windows" because the initiator "initiator1" is a member of the initiator group "igroup_vmware" with conflicting ostype "vmware".