FC Host adapter goes offline
Applies to
- FAS8300
- Brocade G720
Issue
- FC Host adapter 2b is
offlineas shown inunified-connect.xml.
.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| node | adapter_name | current_mode | current_type | pending_mode | pending_type | administrative_status | supported_modes | supported_fc_types | supported_cna_types |
+-----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| haXXXXXXXXXXX11 | 2a | fc | initiator | | | online | fc | initiator | |
| | | | | | | | | target | |
+-----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| haXXXXXXXXXXX11 | 2b | fc | initiator | | | offline | fc | initiator | |
| | | | | | | | | target | |
+-----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| haXXXXXXXXXXX11 | 2c | fc | initiator | | | offline | fc | initiator | |
| | | | | | | | | target | |
+-----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| haXXXXXXXXXXX11 | 2d | fc | initiator | | | offline | fc | initiator | |
| | | | | | | | | target | |
'-----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------'
- The corresponding switch port 24 shows
No_Sync.
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] 21:10:22 up 448 days, 4:38, 1 user, load average: 1.11, 0.71, 0.61
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924]
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchshow :
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchName: switch01
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchType: 181.0
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchState: Online
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchMode: Native
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchRole: Principal
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchDomain: 2
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchId: fffc02
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchWwn: 10:XX:01:XX:XX:23:XC:b8
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] zoning: ON (ZONE_CONF_12345678)
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] switchBeacon: OFF
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] FC Router: OFF
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] HIF Mode: OFF
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.924] Index Port Address Media Speed State Proto
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.955] 22 22 021600 id N32 No_Light FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.955] 23 23 021700 id N32 No_Light FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.972] 24 24 021800 id 16G No_Sync FC
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.972] 25 25 021900 id 16G Online FC F-Port 10:XX:XX:10:XX:XX:XX:43
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.972] 26 26 021a00 id N32 No_Light FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.972] 27 27 021b00 id N32 No_Light FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)
[2025-01-06 21:10:23.972] 28 28 021c00 id N32 No_Light FC (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)
porterrshowindicates port 24 has 918 link failures and 920 loss of signal events.
[2025-01-06 21:10:17.356] porterrshow :
[2025-01-06 21:10:17.356] frames enc crc crc too too bad enc disc link loss loss frjt fbsy c3timeout pcs uncor
[2025-01-06 21:10:17.356] tx rx in err g_eof shrt long eof out c3 fail sync sig tx rx err err
[2025-01-06 21:10:17.419] 24: 2.4m 4.0m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 918 0 920 0 0 0 0 0 0
[2025-01-06 21:10:17.419] 25: 708.8k 715.3k 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 785 0 789 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Changing the switch port does not resolve the issue.
- Replacing the SFP cable does not resolve the issue.