This topic provides an overview of troubleshooting an administrative server.
Each metadata server in the SAN File System cluster runs an instance of the administrative server, which provides administrative access to the metadata server. The administrative server running on the engine that hosts the master metadata server is referred to as the primary administrative server. All other administrative server instances are referred to as secondary administrative servers.
https://master_metadata_server_IP_address:7979/sfs
If users point to the IP address of a subordinate metadata server and the master metadata server is online, they will automatically be redirected to the IP address of the master metadata server.
Users who initiate an SSH session with a subordinate metadata server are not automatically redirected to the master. However, most Administrative CLI commands must be run from the master metadata server, so users should typically initiate the SSH session with the master.
Many commands will provide output if run from a subordinate metadata server. However, the output may not be what you expect. For example, the lsserver command provides information about the metadata servers in the cluster if you run the command from the master metadata server. If you run this command from a subordinate metadata server, you will see details about that specific metadata server only.
Troubleshooting user access to the console
Use the information in this topic to troubleshoot problems that you are having with a user attempting to access the SAN File System console.Troubleshooting user access to the administrative command-line interface
Use the information in this topic to troubleshoot problems you might have when accessing the administrative command-line interface.Troubleshooting user access to a specific task or command
Use the information in this topic to troubleshoot problems that you are having with a user attempting to access a specific task or run a specific command.Resolution procedures
This topic describes resolution procedures that can assist you in resolving problems with the administrative server.
Parent topic: Troubleshooting
Related reference
Server diagnostic tools