Brocade switch ports go automatically disabled
Applies to
- All Brocade switch hardware platforms
- All Brocade Fabris Operating System (FOS) firmware levels
Issue
Brocade Switch ports being faulted due to multiple link failures:
Example outputs:
errdump -a
2020/01/01-01:01:01, [PORT-1003], 425, FID 128, WARNING, Brocade Fabric 1, Port 4 Faulted because of many Link Failures.switchshowswitchName: brocade_switch
switchType: 162.0
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
switchDomain: 21
switchId: fffc15
switchWwn: 10:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
zoning: ON (active-config)
switchBeacon: OFF
FC Router: OFF
FC Router BB Fabric ID: 128
Address Mode: 0
Fabric Name: SAN_FAB
HIF Mode: OFF
Index Port Address Media Speed State Proto
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0 0 150000 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
1 1 150100 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
2 2 150200 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
3 3 150300 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
4 4 150400 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
5 5 150500 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
6 6 150600 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
7 7 150700 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
8 8 150800 id N16 Online FC F-Port 21:00:00:24:ff:1d:85:eb
9 9 150900 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
10 10 150a00 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
11 11 150b00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
12 12 150c00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
13 13 150d00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
14 14 150e00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
15 15 150f00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
16 16 151000 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled