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SwitchUnreachable_Alert due to network issues

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • FAS/AFF Systems
  • Cluster switches

Issue

  • From ASUPs: SwitchUnreachable_Alert reported in the system
[Node_01: cshmd: hm.alert.raised:alert]: Alert Id = SwitchUnreachable_Alert , Alerting Resource = SW1(FOCXXXXXXXX) raised by monitor ethernet-switch
 
[Node_01: cshmd: hm.alert.raised:alert]: Alert Id = SwitchUnreachable_Alert , Alerting Resource = SW2(FOCXXXXXXXX) raised by monitor ethernet-switch
  • One or more nodes failed communicating with the cluster switches
  • The cluster switch is not under monitoring by the Cluster Switch Health Monitor (CSHM):
  • ClusterA::> system cluster-switch 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

  • This results in switch health being degraded

::> system health subsystem show
Subsystem         Health
----------------- ------------------      
SAS-connect       ok
Environment       ok
Memory            ok
Service-Processor ok
Switch-Health     degraded
CIFS-NDO          ok
Motherboard       ok

 

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