NetApp Cluster Mode.
What are lifs and types of lifs :
NetApp Logical Interfaces are where our IP addresses (or
WWPNs for Fibre Channel and FCoE) live in NetApp ONTAP systems. Having the
IP address applied at the Logical Interface level gives us more
flexibility than would be possible if it was applied to a physical port. It
allows for the use of Interface
Groups and VLANs, and for IP addresses to migrate between different physical
ports in case of failure or maintenance.
Multiple LIF's can be placed on the same port, interface
group, or VLAN. LIF's can move to other nodes non-disruptively. We can migrate
a LIF to another port as an administrator or it could move to a different port
because of a failure.
Each individual LIF is owned by and dedicated to a single SVM
There are a few different types of NetApp Logical
Interfaces:
Node Management LIF - Each node has one LIF which an
administrator can connect to for node management. The LIF never leaves
that node.
Cluster Management LIF - Each cluster also has a LIF which
an administrator can connect to manage the entire cluster. The cluster
management LIF can move between different nodes.
Cluster LIF - Two or more cluster LIF's exist per node,
they are homed on the cluster interconnect physical ports. This is used for
traffic between nodes in the cluster.
Data LIF - Our data LIF's serve client access over our
NAS and SAN protocols.
Intercluster LIF - for SnapMirror and/or SnapVault
replication we have inter-cluster LIF's which must be created on each node.
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