Cisco cluster switch unreachable due to incorrect IP address
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- FAS/AFF Systems
- Cisco cluster switches
Issue
- The Cisco cluster switch is not being monitored as the IP address is unreachable:
ClusterA::> system switch ethernet show
Switch Type Address Model
--------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------
switch_A_1(xxxxxxxxxxx) cluster-network 10.1.1.X NX3132V
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxx
Is Monitored: false
Reason: IP address not reachable
Software Version: Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software, Version 7.0(3)I4(1)
Version Source: CDP- The following alert is reported in the event logs:
[Node-01: mgwd: callhome.hm.alert.major:alert]: Call home for Health Monitor process cshm: SwitchCommunityString_Alert[switch_A_1(xxxxxxxxxxx)].
- The IP address of the cluster switch is not reachable through ping and SSH.
- The switch health is degraded:
ClusterA::> system health subsystem show
Subsystem Health
----------------- ------------------
SAS-connect ok
Environment ok
Memory ok
Service-Processor ok
Switch-Health degraded
CIFS-NDO ok
Motherboard ok
IO ok
MetroCluster ok
MetroCluster_Node ok
FHM-Switch ok
FHM-Bridge ok
SAS-connect_Cluster ok
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