FC switches and ATTO bridges unreachable after IP address modification or replacement
Applies to
- Fabric MetroCluster
- ONTAP 9
- AFF/FAS
Issue
- After modifying the IP addresses of MetroCluster backend FC switches and ATTO bridges, the following alerts are reported in event logs:
[Cluster-A-02: schmd: hm.alert.raised:notice]: Alert Id = FabricSwitchUnreachable_Alert , Alerting Resource = 10008XXXXXXXXXX06 raised by monitor system-connect
[Cluster-A-02: schmd: hm.alert.raised:notice]: Alert Id = StorageBridge_Unreachable , Alerting Resource = 10008XXXXXXXXXX06 raised by monitor system-connect
- This can also be expected after the MetroCluster backend FC switch or ATTO bridge replacement.