V7000: chcluster command options

Syntax

>>- chcluster -- --+-------------------------+-- --------------->
                   '- -name -- cluster_name -'      

>--+--------------------------+-- --+----------------------+---->
   '- -speed -- fabric_speed -'     '- -alias -- id_alias -'   

>-- --+---------------------------------+-- -------------------->
      '- -invemailinterval -- interval -'      

>--+--------------------------------------+-- ------------------>
   '- -gmlinktolerance -- link_tolerance -'      

>--+-------------------------------------+-- ------------------->
   '- -gmmaxhostdelay -- max_host_delay -'      

>--+-------------------------------------------------------------+-->
   '- -gminterdelaysimulation -- inter_cluster_delay_simulation -'   

>--+-------------------------------------------------------------+-->
   '- -gmintradelaysimulation -- intra_cluster_delay_simulation -'   

>-- --+---------------------------------+-- -------------------->
      '- -ntpip -- ipv4_ntp_ip_address -'      

>--+-----------------------------------+-- --------------------->
   '- -ntpip_6 -- ipv6_ntp_ip_address -'      

>--+---------------------------------+-------------------------->
   '- -isnsip -- sns_server_address -'   

>-- --+----------------------------------------+---------------->
      '- -isnsip_6 -- ipv6_sns_server_address -'   

>--+----------------------------------------------------+------->
   '- -relationshipbandwidthlimit -- bandwidth_in_mbps -'   

>--+-----------------------------+------------------------------>
   '- -iscsiauthmethod--+-none-+-'   
                        '-chap-'     

>--+-----------------------------+-----------------------------><
   +- -chapsecret-- chap_secret -+   
   '- -nochapsecret--------------'

Parameters

-name cluster_name

(Optional) Specifies a new name for the clustered system.

Important: The iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) for each node is generated using the clustered system and node names. If you are using the iSCSI protocol, changing either name also changes the IQN of all of the nodes in the clustered system and might require reconfiguration of all iSCSI-attached hosts.

-speed fabric_speed

(Optional) Specifies the speed of the fabric to which this clustered system is attached. Valid values are 1 or 2 (GB).

Attention: Changing the speed on a running clustered system breaks I/O service to the attached hosts. Before changing the fabric speed, stop I/O from active hosts and force these hosts to flush any cached data by unmounting volumes (for UNIX host types) or by removing drive letters (for Windows host types). Some hosts might need to be rebooted to detect the new fabric speed.

-alias id_alias

(Optional) Specifies an alternate name that does not change the basic ID for the clustered system, but does influence the VDisk_UID of every vdiskhostmap, both existing and new. These objects appear to have been created for a clustered system whose ID matches the alias. Therefore, changing the clustered system alias causes loss of host volume access, until each host rescans for volumes presented by the clustered system.

-invemailinterval interval

(Optional) Specifies the interval at which inventory emails are sent to the designated email recipients. The interval range is 0 to 15. The interval is measured in days. Setting the value to 0 turns the inventory email notification function off.

-gmlinktolerance link_tolerance

(Optional) Specifies the length of time, in seconds, for which an inadequate intercluster link is tolerated for a Global Mirror operation. The parameter accepts values from 10 to 400 seconds in steps of 10 seconds. The default is 300 seconds. You can disable the link tolerance by entering a value of zero (0) for this parameter.

-gmmaxhostdelay max_host_delay

(Optional) Specifies the maximum time delay, in milliseconds, above which the Global Mirror link tolerance timer starts counting down. This threshold value determines the additional impact that Global Mirror operations can add to the response times of the Global Mirror source volumes. You can use this parameter to increase the threshold from the default value of 5 milliseconds.

-gminterdelaysimulation inter_cluster_delay_simulation

(Optional) Specifies the intercluster delay simulation, which simulates the Global Mirror round trip delay between two clusters, in milliseconds. The default is 0; the valid range is 0 to 100 milliseconds.

-gmintradelaysimulation intra_cluster_delay_simulation

(Optional) Specifies the intracluster delay simulation, which simulates the Global Mirror round trip delay in milliseconds. The default is 0; the valid range is 0 to 100 milliseconds.

-ntpip ipv4_ntp_ip_address

(Optional) Specifies the IPv4 address for the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. Configuring an NTP server address causes the clustered system to immediately start using that NTP server as its time source. To stop using the NTP server as a time source, invoke the -ntpipparameter with a zero address, as follows:

chcluster -ntpip 0.0.0.0

-ntpip_6 ipv6_ntp_ip_address

Note: An IPv6 prefix and gateway must be set for the clustered system before running this command.

(Optional) Specifies the IPv6 address for the NTP server. Configuring an NTP server address causes the clustered system to immediately start using that NTP server as its time source. To stop using the NTP server as a time source, invoke the -ntpip_6 parameter with a zero address, as follows:

chcluster -ntpip_6 0::0

-isnsip sns_server_address

(Optional) Specifies the IPv4 address for the iSCSI storage name service (SNS). To stop using the configured IPv4 iSCSI SNS server, invoke the -isnsip parameter with a zero address, as follows:

chcluster -isnsip 0.0.0.0

-isnsip_6 ipv6_sns_server_address

(Optional) Specifies the IPv6 address for the iSCSI SNS. To stop using the configured IPv6 iSCSI SNS server, invoke the -isnsip_6 parameter with a zero address, as follows:

chcluster -isnsip_6 0::0

-relationshipbandwidthlimit bandwidth_in_mbps

(Optional) Specifies the new background copy bandwidth in megabytes per second (MBps), from 1 – 1000. The default is 25 MBps. This parameter operates clustered system-wide and defines the maximum background copy bandwidth that any relationship can adopt. The existing background copy bandwidth settings defined on a partnership continue to operate, with the lower of the partnership and volume rates attempted.

Note: Do not set this value higher than the default without establishing that the higher bandwidth can be sustained.

-iscsiauthmethod none | chap

(Optional) Sets the authentication method for the iSCSI communications of the clustered system. The iscsiauthmethod value can be none or chap.

-chapsecret chap_secret

(Optional) Sets the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) secret to be used to authenticate the clustered system via iSCSI. This parameter is required if the iscsiauthmethod chap parameter is specified. The specified CHAP secret cannot begin or end with a space.

-nochapsecret

(Optional) Clears any previously set CHAP secret for iSCSI authentication. This parameter is not allowed if the chapsecret parameter is specified.

Description

This command modifies specific features of a clustered system. Multiple features can be changed by issuing a single command.

Using the -ntpip or -ntpip_6 parameter allows the clustered system to use an NTP server as an outside time source. The clustered system adjusts the system clock of the configuration node according to time values from the NTP server. The clocks of the other nodes are updated from the configuration node’s clock. In the NTP mode, the setclustertime command is disabled.

All command parameters are optional; however, you must specify at least one parameter.

Use the chclusterip command to modify the clustered system IP address and service IP address.

An invocation example

chcluster -ntpip 9.20.165.16

The resulting output

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