EMS log reports "cf.hwassist.missedKeepAlive" error

Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

• EMS log reports the following error.

[node01: cf_hwassist: cf.hwassist.missedKeepAlive:error]: HW-assisted takeover missing keep-alive messages from HA partner (node2).

• Keep Alive Status' field reports "healthy", it is functional.

::> storage failover hwassist show
Node
-----------------
****-01
                             Partner: ****-02
                    Hwassist Enabled: true
                         Hwassist IP: ------
                       Hwassist Port: 4444
                      Monitor Status: active
                     Inactive Reason: -
                   Corrective Action: -
                   Keep-Alive Status: healthy
****-02
                             Partner: ****-01
                    Hwassist Enabled: true
                         Hwassist IP: ------
                       Hwassist Port: 4444
                      Monitor Status: active
                     Inactive Reason: -
                   Corrective Action: -
                   Keep-Alive Status: healthy
2 entries were displayed.

• missedKeepAlive and recvKeepAlive reported frequently.

[node01: cf_hwassist: cf.hwassist.missedKeepAlive:error]: HW-assisted takeover missing keep-alive messages from HA partner (node02).
[node01: cf_hwassist: cf.hwassist.recvKeepAlive:info]: hw_assist: Received hw_assist KeepAlive alert from partner(node02).