HA Interconnect down during MetroCluster IP installation
Applies to
- MetroCluster IP
- ONTAP 9.5 and later
- MetroCluster Installation
- HA connectivity on MetroCluster IP
Issue
While configuring a MetroCluster IP, the HA interconnect does not come online after booting the nodes and configuring the cluster.
ClusterA::> cluster ha show
High Availability Configured: false
Warning: Cluster HA has not been configured. Cluster HA must be configured
on a two-node cluster to ensure data access availability in the
event of storage failover. Use the "cluster ha modify -configured
true" command to configure cluster HA.
ClusterA::> storage failover show
Takeover
Node Partner Possible State Description
-------------- -------------- -------- -------------------------------------
ClusterA-01 - false Waiting for partner, Takeover is not
possible: Storage failover is
disabled
ClusterA-02 - false Waiting for partner, Takeover is not
possible: Storage failover is
disabled
2 entries were displayed.
During boot, the following messages might be seen:
mccip_install_dr_ips: bootarg.ic_local_ip not set, bailing
iw_cxgbe: Chelsio T4/T5/T6 RDMA driver loaded
[cluster_A-01:cf.fsm.takeoverOfPartnerDisabled:error]: Failover monitor: takeover of ClusterA-02 disabled (HA interconnect error. Verify that the partner node is running and that the HA interconnect cabling is correct, if applicable. For further assistance, contact technical support).
Interfaces will report as down:
ClusterA::> run local sysconfig -v 5
slot 5: Dual 40/100G Ethernet T62100-CR
e5a MAC Address: 00:07:43:3e:cf:50 (auto-unknown-fd-down)
e5b MAC Address: 00:07:43:3e:cf:58 (auto-unknown-fd-down)
Device Type: T6 2
Firmware Version: 1.23.0.0
Part Number: 110122860A0
Hardware Revision: 0
Serial Number: PT28170188