c. Press
y
when prompted to overwrite /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.
13. From the partner node in advanced privilege level, start the configuration synchronization using the IP
address recorded in the previous step:
system node restore-backup -node local -target
-address
impaired_node_IP_address
14. If the restore is successful, press
y
on the impaired node when prompted to use the restored copy?.
15. Press
y
when you see confirm backup procedure was successful, and then press
y
when prompted to
reboot the node.
16. Verify that the environmental variables are set as expected.
a. Take the node to the LOADER prompt.
From the ONTAP prompt, you can issue the command system node halt -skip-lif-migration-before
-shutdown true -ignore-quorum-warnings true -inhibit-takeover true.
b. Check the environment variable settings with the
printenv
command.
c. If an environment variable is not set as expected, modify it with the
setenv
environment-
variable-name
changed-value
command.
d. Save your changes using the
savenev
command.
e. Reboot the node.
17. With the rebooted impaired node displaying the
Waiting for giveback…
message, perform a
giveback from the healthy node:
If your system is in…
Then…
An HA pair
After the impaired node is displaying the
Waiting for
giveback…
message, perform a giveback from the healthy node:
a. From the healthy node:
storage failover giveback
-ofnode partner_node_name
The impaired node takes back its storage, finishes booting, and
then reboots and is again taken over by the healthy node.
If the giveback is vetoed, you can consider
overriding the vetoes.
ONTAP 9 High-Availability Configuration Guide
b. Monitor the progress of the giveback operation by using the
storage failover show-giveback command.
c. After the giveback operation is complete, confirm that the HA
pair is healthy and that takeover is possible by using the
storage failover show
command.
d. Restore automatic giveback if you disabled it using the storage
failover modify command.
18. Exit advanced privilege level on the healthy node.
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