ClusterSwitchConnectivity_Alert due to down port
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Switched clusters
Issue
ClusterSwitchConnectivity_Alert
andClusterIfInErrorsWarn_
Alert
seen in "system health alert show
" output:
Alert ID: ClusterSwitchConnectivity_Alert
Alerting Resource: Node-n08
Indication Time: Wed Sep 17 15:26:48 2025
Description: The ethernet switch, with the name "switch2(FOCXXXXXXXX)", is not connected to all of the nodes in the cluster.
Alert ID: ClusterIfInErrorsWarn_Alert
Alerting Resource: switch2(FOCXXXXXXXX)/Ethernet1/14
Indication Time: Tue Sep 09 10:42:44 2025
Description The percentage of inbound packet errors of switch interface "switch2(FOCXXXXXXXX)/Ethernet1/14" is above the warning threshold.
- Node seen in the alert has a single cluster port down in
network port show -role Cluster
.
e0d MAC Address: d0:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (auto-unknown-fd-down)
QSFP Vendor: FINISAR CORP
QSFP Part Number: 332-00440
QSFP Serial Number: X5CBFDF
From ifstat:
-- interface e0d (151 days, 4 hours, 50 minutes, 5 seconds) --
Media state: no carrier | Up to downs: 225 | HW assist: 514k
- Cluster LIF on e0d is moved to cluster port e0c and not home:
::> net int show -is-home false
(network interface show)
Logical Status Network Current Current Is
Vserver Interface Admin/Oper Address/Mask Node Port Home
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- ----
Cluster
Node-n08_clus2
up/up 169.XXX.XX.XXX/16 Node-n08
e0c false