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Cluster interconnect link down in a two-node switchless cluster

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Applies to

  • FAS systems
  • AFF systems
  • Two-node switchless cluster

Issue

  • The cluster ports are connected to each other in a two-node switchless cluster, as shown in the below example:
    • Node-1 e0a  <-> Node-2 e0a
    • Node-1 e0b  <-> Node-2 e0b
  • In this scenario, if one of the cluster ports goes down on one node, then that cluster interconnect link goes down on both the nodes at the same time.

For Example:

Tue Jul 27 02:24:18 IST [Node-1: kernel: netif.linkDown:info]: Ethernet e0a: Link down, check cable.
Tue Jul 27 02:24:21 IST [Node-1: vifmgr: vifmgr.portdown:notice]: A link down event was received on node Node-1, port e0a.
Tue Jul 27 02:24:24 IST [Node-1: vifmgr: vifmgr.clus.linkdown:EMERGENCY]: The cluster port e0a on node Node-1 has gone down unexpectedly
                         
Tue Jul 27 02:24:18 IST [Node-2: kernel: netif.linkDown:info]: Ethernet e0a: Link down, check cable.
Tue Jul 27 02:24:21 IST [Node-2: vifmgr: vifmgr.portdown:notice]: A link down event was received on node Node-2, port e0a.
Tue Jul 27 02:24:25 IST [Node-2: vifmgr: vifmgr.clus.linkdown:EMERGENCY]: The cluster port e0a on node Node-2 has gone down unexpectedly.

  • The cluster LIFs hosted on the down cluster ports will be moved to the redundant cluster ports on both nodes.

For Example:

Tue Jul 27 02:24:24 IST [Node-1: vifmgr: vifmgr.lifsuccessfullymoved:notice]: LIF Node-1_clus1 (on virtual server 5432198765), IP address 169.X.X.X, is now hosted on node Node-1, port e0b.
Tue Jul 27 02:24:25 IST [Node-2: vifmgr: vifmgr.lifsuccessfullymoved:notice]: LIF Node-2_clus1 (on virtual server 5432198765), IP address 169.X.X.X, is now hosted on node Node-2, port e0b.                 

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