Brocade switch port offline and in “No_Sync” state due to faulty switch SFP

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Category:: fabric-interconnect-and-management-switches

Specialty:: brocade

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Applies to

Brocade FC switches

Issue

portshow of the affected port reports port OFFLINE status and No_Sync:

portName: port47 portHealth: OFFLINE

Authentication: None portDisableReason: None portCFlags: 0x1 portFlags: 0x4041 PRESENT U_PORT LED LocalSwcFlags: 0x0 portType: 26.0 POD Port: Port is licensed portState: 2 Offline Protocol: FC portPhys: 5 No_Sync portScn: 2 Offline

sfpshow of the affected port shows one of the following:
- RX and TX report as Not Available:
  ============= Port 47: ============= Status/Ctrl: 0x0 Pwr On Time : Not Available E-Wrap Control: Not Available O-Wrap Control: Not Available Alarm flags[0,1] = 0x0, 0x0 Warn Flags[0,1] = 0x0, 0x0 Temperature : Not Available Current : Not Available Voltage : Not Available RX Power : Not Available TX Power : Not Available
- current is 0 and TX power is outside of normal optical range:
  Current: 0.000 mAmps Voltage: 3315.8 mVolts RX Power: -0.1 dBm (987.1uW) TX Power: -40.0 dBm (0.1 uW)

Swapping the switch-side SFP with a healthy SFP brings the port back up