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: