Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
Converting to HA
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5
Confirm that the MDC node is operating as the
primary
by entering
the following at the command line:
6
Verify the output is (bold used for clarification):
7
On the MDC node operating as the
primary
, initiate an HA failover
to the MDC node operating as the
secondary
.
8
Wait until the
secondary
MDC node becomes the
primary
, and
leave your SSH connection to this node open. (Time may vary.)
9
Open an SSH connection to the MDC node now operating as the
primary
.
10
Login to the command line of the
primary
MDC node.
• User:
stornext
• Password: (the customer should have the password for the
stornext
account)
11
Type
sudo rootsh
to gain root user access.
12
Enter the password a second time.
13
Confirm that the MDC node is operating as the
primary
by entering
the following at the command line:
14
Verify the output is:
snhamgr -m status
:default:
primary
:default:running:
service cvfs stop
snhamgr -m status
:default:
primary
:default:stopped:
