First: InterCluster LIFs only failover to the local node (hence the local-only failover policy). They should never failover to anything but local LIFs.
Second, if I recall correctly, on the early version of 8.3X (including 8.3.1) there were issues when the InterCluster LIF and/or the node-mgmt LIF was on an ifgroup. That has been fixed in 8.3.2, but it is possible the message still exists.
I believe the release you are on is fine. Basic info:
Cluster, InterCluster & Node MGMT LIFs are all local-only (can failover, but to local node LIFs only, if available) FC/iSCSO LIFs do not failover at all. Host-side ALUA manages failover. All other LIFs (essentially data LIFs and vserver mangement LIFs) can and should have failover set.
On 8.3+ take advantage of the Subnets/IP_spaces/Broadcast Domains to help create your failover policies.
For instance: Broadcast Domains: (each group are ports on the same broadcast domain that fail over to each other as needed)
Cluster (for cluster interfaces only, should include all CLUSTER ports on all nodes)
Belongs to Cluster IPSPACE
ICC (I created this for intercluster communications and include all ports used for INTERCLUSTER)
Belongs to Default IPSPACE
Management (I renamed the default to this. It includes all ports that can be used for management)
Belongs to Default IPSPACE
IP Spaces:
Cluster (for cluster interfaces only)
Contains Cluster Broadcast Domain
Default (for everything else if not multi-tenant with overlapping IP spaces)
Contains ICC & Management Broadcast Domains
Subnets:
ICC -> In my case, contains 4 IPs, one for each node. each node has an ifgroup (a0a) so, local failover is built-in
Management -> in my case, contains 8 IPs. One for each node-mgmt and vserver-mgmt
--tmac
*Tim McCarthy, **Principal Consultant*
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Joel Krajden joelk@encs.concordia.ca wrote:
There were warnings the last time I upgraded cDOT from 8.3.2RC2 to 8.3.2 GA and again when going from 8.3.2GA to 8.3.2P1
The warnings had no errors associate with them and the upgrade failover/giveback completed without any problems.
I wonder if the warnings are related to the fact that each node in the HA cluster has an an ifgroup using two 10G physical ports.
The ifgroup a0a is shared using one vlan for the data lifs, and another vlan for the IC lifs.
The data lifs failover to the other node's data lifs but the IC lifs failover to the local node where the target is itself.
The network infrastructure between the separate buildings where the second cluster lives is such that we cannot use another set of physical ports for the intercluster lifs on the node.
Are the vague warnings when upgrading hinting that this is not an optimal configuration?
fc1-ev::> network interface show -vserver uperc -lif email.filers -failover Logical Home Failover Failover Vserver Interface Node:Port Policy Group
uperc email.filers fc1-ev-n2:a0a-539 system-defined DATA_PUB Failover Targets: fc1-ev-n2:a0a-539, fc1-ev-n1:a0a-539
fc1-ev::> network interface show -role intercluster -failover * Logical Home Failover Failover Vserver Interface Node:Port Policy Group
fc1-ev fc1-ev-n1_ic1 fc1-ev-n1:a0a-736 local-only IC Failover Targets: fc1-ev-n1:a0a-736 fc1-ev-n2_ic1 fc1-ev-n2:a0a-736 local-only IC Failover Targets: fc1-ev-n2:a0a-736
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