AFF A400 e3a or e3b ports do not link up with BES-53248 cluster switch
Applies to
- AFF A400
- X1151A 2-port 100GbE Smart I/O NIC
- 100GBASE-CR4 copper cables (
auto-100g_cr4-fd-up
) - Broadcom BES-53248 cluster network switch
- Migrating to a Two-node Switched Cluster with Broadcom-supported BES-53248 Cluster Switches
Issue
- Links do not come up between the cluster ports on the X1151A card in slot 3 of the AFF A400 and BES-53248 switch ports.
- Switch port output example:
(switch)# show port 0/53-0/54
Admin Physical Physical Link Link LACP Actor
Intf Type Mode Mode Status Status Trap Mode Timeout
--------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ------ ------- ------ --------
0/53 Enable 100G Full Down Enable Enable long
0/54 Enable 100G Full Down Enable Enable long
- Node cluster port output example:
dbnass5215::> network port show -ipspace Cluster
Speed(Mbps) Health
Port IPspace Broadcast Domain Link MTU Admin/Oper Status
--------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- --------
e3a Cluster - down 9000 auto/auto -
e3b Cluster - down 9000 auto/auto -
- ONTAP EMS messages:
ERROR netif.sfpNotSupported: The SFP+ or QSFP+ module (not supported ) installed in e3a is not supported with this network interface.
ERROR netif.sfpNotSupported: The SFP+ or QSFP+ module (not supported ) installed in e3b is not supported with this network interface.