Stretch MetroCluster - fci.link.break errors
Applies to
- Stretch MetroCluster
- ONTAP 9
- ATTO FibreBridge 7500N
Issue
Error messages similar to the below are observed in the event log:
Cluster1::> event log show -message-name fci*
Time Node Severity Event
------------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------------------
10/4/2020 07:09:46 Node01 ERROR fci.link.break: Link break detected on Fibre Channel adapter 2a.
10/4/2020 05:16:42 Node01 ERROR fci.link.break: Link break detected on Fibre Channel adapter 2a.
10/4/2020 03:18:07 Node01 ERROR fci.link.break: Link break detected on Fibre Channel adapter 2a.
Similar error counts are observed on the ATTO bridge connected to this port even after the FC port error counters have been cleared (resetfcporterrors all):
get FCPortErrors all
; Fibre Channel Error Counts
; Port | Link Failures | Sync Loss | Signal Loss | Invalid Tx | Invalid CRC
;==========================================================================
1 0 0 0 238 0
2 579 432715 2 7659262 34