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E-Series reports Fibre channel link errors - threshold exceeded  Critical error

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Applies to

  • NetApp E-Series
  • Brocade 8G FC Switches

Issue

The major-event-log (MEL) shows "Fibre channel link errors - threshold exceeded" Critical error location on Host-side controller in bay X - port Y:

Example

Date/Time:  2020-03-12 21:05:29
Sequence number: 17764
Event type: 1207
Event category: Error
Priority: Critical
Description: Fibre channel link errors - threshold exceeded
Sense Key/ASC/ASCQ: No Additional Sense Information. The controller has no
      sense data available for the requesting host and addressed logical unit
      combination.(0/00/00)
Component type: Channel
Component location: Host-side controller in bay A - port 3
Logged by: Controller in bay A
Internal checkpoint code:FCC_CODE_LINK_ERR_THRESHOLD_CRITICAL(16)
Channel side:FC source side channel(0)
Channel number:1003

 

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