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Low Rx power reported on Brocade switch port due to faulty SFP on upstream device

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Applies to

Brocade Switch

Issue

  • sfpshow reports Rx value is too low

Slot  5/Port 21:
=============
Identifier:  3    SFP
Connector:   7    LC
Transceiver: 6804404000000000 8,16,32_Gbps M5 sw Short_dist
[...]
Vendor Name: BROCADE
Vendor OUI:  00:05:1e
Vendor PN:   57-1000333-01
Vendor Rev:  A
[...]
Temperature: 59      Centigrade
Current:     7.640   mAmps
Voltage:     3327.1  mVolts
RX Power:    -25.1   dBm (3.1  uW)
TX Power:    -1.3    dBm (743.9 uW)

Note : The upstream/end device can be storage or host, check the adapter values on storage or host and proceed further with the solution.

 

 

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