The metrocluster heal aggregates command is used during the recovery phase of a MetroCluster operation. After a site has been repaired following a switchover, this command is executed on the disaster-recovery site to bring its aggregates online and prepare them for resynchronization. This healing process is a prerequisite for the subsequent switchback operation, ensuring data consistency is restored across both sites before normal operations are resumed.

cluster heal start is not a valid ONTAP command for MetroCluster aggregate healing.

storage heal aggregates is not a valid ONTAP command; storage commands manage physical resources, not MetroCluster states.

metrocluster restore aggregates is not a valid command. The metrocluster restore command is for configuration, not healing aggregates.

1. NetApp, Inc. (2023). ONTAP 9 Commands: metrocluster heal aggregates. NetApp Product Documentation. Retrieved from docs.netapp.com. In the metrocluster heal aggregates command reference page, it states, "This command starts the healing process for the aggregates."

2. NetApp, Inc. (2023). MetroCluster management and disaster recovery guide. NetApp Product Documentation. In the section "Healing the disaster site," the procedure explicitly lists running the metrocluster heal aggregates command as a key step.