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Ports reporting "Init" and "suspndByVPC" on Cisco Nexus switches

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Applies to

Cisco Nexus 5000 series

Issue

  • Port reporting Init and suspndByV status due to which the end device are unable to establish connection
Switch# show interface status 
Port     Name     Status     Vlan   Duplex   Speed     Type
Eth1/9     --     init         1     full     10G     10Gbase-SR
Eth1/10    --     connected    1     full     10G     10Gbase-SR
Eth1/11    --     suspndByV    1     full     10G     10Gbase-SR
Eth1/12    --     htStdbyIn    1     full     10G     10Gbase-SR
  • Ports bounced but issue persists
  • Ports came up after moving the cable to next available switch side ethernet ports
  • New ports not configured for existing port-channel configuration

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