CX5 adapters don't link up with Cisco Nexus 5648Q/5672UP
Applies to
- CX5 40/100Gb/s adapters
- AFF A400
- ONTAP
- 9.7P10
- 9.11.1P3
- Cisco Nexus 5648Q
- NX-OS 7.3(1)N1(1) and 7.3(9)N1(1)
- Cisco Nexus 5672UP
- NX-OS 7.3(0)N1(1)
- Copper cables
Issue
- When using copper cables to connect a 40/100Gb port from a CX5 adapter to a Cisco Nexus 5648Q link never comes up
Example:
slot 1: 40G/100G Ethernet Controller CX5 e1a MAC Address: b8:ce:f6:XX:YY:ZZ (auto-unknown-fd-down) QSFP Vendor: CISCO-TYCO QSFP Part Number: 2821248-7 QSFP Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX-A e1b MAC Address: b8:ce:f6:XX:YY:AA (auto-unknown-fd-down) QSFP Vendor: CISCO-TYCO QSFP Part Number: 2821248-7 QSFP Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX-A Device Type: CX5 PSID(NAP0000001002) Firmware Version: 16.26.4012 Part Number: MCX516A-CCAT_C21 Hardware Revision: B1 Serial Number: MT2105K09106
- Setting speed/duplex manually on ONTAP or the switch has no effect
- Updating switch firmware to last version available has no effect
- Connecting two ports of the same CX5 adapter with copper cable shows no problem