There are specific Data ONTAP commands for configuring the hardware-assisted takeover feature.
If you want to... Use this command...
Disable or enable hardware-assisted takeover storage failover modify hwassist
Set the partner address storage failover modify hwassist-partner-ip
Set the partner port storage failover modify hwassist-partner-port
Specify the interval between heartbeats storage failover modify hwassist-health-check-interval
Specify the number of times the hardware-assisted takeover alerts are sent storage failover modify hwassist-retry-count