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Switch and core Blade reported faulty on a Brocade X7 Switch

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Applies to

Brocade X7 Switch

Issue

  • Switch/port and core blade showing as faulty under slotshow output

/fabos/cliexec/slotshow -m:

Slot   Blade Type     ID    Model Name     Status 
--------------------------------------------------
  1     CP BLADE    220     CPX7           ENABLED
  2     CP BLADE    220     CPX7           ENABLED
  3     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     ENABLED
  4     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     FAULTY (90)
  5     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     ENABLED
  6     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     ENABLED
  7     CORE BLADE  215     CR64-8         FAULTY (21)
  8     CORE BLADE  215     CR64-8         ENABLED
  9     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     ENABLED
 10     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     ENABLED
 11     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     ENABLED
 12     SW BLADE    218     FC32-X7-48     ENABLED
 

  • Faulty blade events also can be seen under errdump output

2022/05/09-18:16:38, [BL-1006], 389, SLOT 1 | FID 128, INFO, switch_name, Blade 8 NOT faulted. Peer blade 4 experienced abrupt failure.

2022/05/09-18:16:38, [BL-1006], 390, SLOT 1 | FID 128, INFO, switch_name, Blade 8 NOT faulted. Peer blade 4 experienced abrupt failure.

2022/05/09-18:16:40, [EM-1134], 391, SLOT 1 | FFDC | CHASSIS, ERROR, switch_name, Slot 4 set to faulty, rc=2005a.

2022/05/09-18:16:40, [EM-1069], 392, SLOT 1 | CHASSIS, INFO, switch_name, Slot 4 is being powered off.

2022/05/09-18:16:41, [EM-1134], 393, SLOT 1 | FFDC | CHASSIS, ERROR, switch_name, Slot 7 set to faulty, rc=20015.

2022/05/09-18:17:01, [MAPS-1021], 396, SLOT 1 | FID 128, WARNING, switch_name, RuleName=defCHASSISFAULTY_BLADE_1, Condition=CHASSIS(FAULTY_BLADE>=1), Obj:Chassis [ FAULTY_BLADE,2] has contributed to switch status MARGINAL.

2022/05/09-18:17:01, [MAPS-1021], 397, SLOT 1 | FID 128, WARNING, switch_name, RuleName=defCHASSISDOWN_CORE_1, Condition=CHASSIS(DOWN_CORE>=1), Obj:Chassis [ DOWN_CORE,1] has contributed to switch status MARGINAL.

2022/05/09-18:17:01, [MAPS-1020], 398, SLOT 1 | FID 128, WARNING, switch_name, Switch wide status has changed from HEALTHY to MARGINAL.

Because of these faulty blade errors switch state is changed to MARGINAL from HEALTHY.

 

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