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CONTAP-264953: Switch-Health subsystem shows "unknown" health status with initialization state: start_discovery

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Issue

  • Switch health subsystem is in "unknown" status, with no reports listed in "system health alert show". Example:
    ::> system health subsystem show -subsystem switch-health -instance
                       Subsystem: Switch-Health
                          Health: unknown
            Initialization State: start_discovery
    Number of Outstanding Alerts: 0
     Number of Suppressed Alerts: 0
                            Node: node_name
      Subsystem Refresh Interval: 5m
  • There are no unknown/suspicious entries when checking:
    ::> system switch ethernet show

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