The user is initiating a cluster peer relationship from cluster2 (the source) to cluster1 (the target). The "Peer Cluster" dialog in ONTAP System Manager requires the intercluster LIF IP addresses of the target cluster. According to the provided details, the target cluster (cluster1) has an intercluster LIF IP of 192.168.0.153. However, the user has entered 192.168.0.143 in the "Target Cluster IP" field, which is the IP address of the source cluster (cluster2). This misconfiguration causes the peering setup to fail because the source cluster is attempting to peer with itself.

A. The dialog does not require the source cluster IP; the operation is initiated from the source cluster's management interface.

B. The provided details state the passphrase for cluster1 is netapp1234, which matches the value entered in the dialog box.

D. The dialog requires the passphrase for the target cluster, not the source cluster. The entered passphrase is correct for the target.

1. NetApp ONTAP 9.7 Documentation, Cluster and SVM Peering, "Create a cluster peer relationship": The procedure states, "In the Peer Cluster dialog box, specify the IP addresses of the intercluster LIFs of the remote cluster...". This confirms that the IP address of the target (remote) cluster must be used. The user in the scenario provided the IP of the local (source) cluster instead.

(Reference: NetApp ONTAP 9.7 Documentation Center, System administration -> Cluster and SVM peering -> Create a cluster peer relationship)

2. TR-4684: SnapMirror Best Practices for ONTAP 9.7 and 9.8, Page 11, Section 3.1 Cluster Peering: "To create a cluster peer, you must provide the intercluster LIF IP addresses of the remote cluster and a common passphrase." This technical report reinforces that the remote (target) cluster's IP addresses are the required input for a successful peering operation. The exhibit shows the local (source) IP being used, which is incorrect.