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Brocade switch port is offline with LS Disabled (Locked as E-port) state

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Applies to

Brocade switch

Issue

  • Brocade FC port is in No_Sync state with LS Disabled as per switchshow output
Index Slot Port Address Media  Speed        State    Proto
============================================================
 262    3   38   668ec0   id    16G   No_Sync     FC  LS Disabled (Locked as E-port)
  • porterrorshow reports no errors on the port.
/fabos/cliexec/porterrshow :
          frames        enc     crc     crc     too     too     bad     enc    disc    link    loss    loss    frjt    fbsy     c3timeout     pcs      uncor
        tx       rx      in     err     g_eof   shrt    long    eof     out    c3      fail    sync    sig                      tx      rx      err     err
 262:    5       5       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  • sfpshow reports Tx stat as -inf and low Rx power.
Slot  3/Port 38:
=============
Identifier:  3    SFP
Connector:   7    LC
Transceiver: 6801001200000000 8,16,32_Gbps SM lw Extended Long_dist
[...........]
Vendor Name: BROCADE
Vendor OUI:  00:05:1e
Vendor PN:   57-1000335-01
[...........]
Temperature: 60      Centigrade
Current:     0.000   mAmps
Voltage:     3318.0  mVolts
RX Power:    -13.8   dBm (41.6 uW)
TX Power:    -inf    dBm (0.0   uW)
  • portshow of the affected port reports Locked as E-port  status:

portshow 262
portDisableReason: Locked as E-port
portCFlags: 0x0
portFlags: 0x4021  PRESENT U_PORT DISABLED LED
LocalSwcFlags: 0x0
portType:  26.0
portState: 2 Offline
Protocol: FC
portPhys:  5 No_Sync   portScn:   2 Offline
port generation number:    0
state transition count:    1

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