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FC link down

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cisco MDS 9148S

Issue

  • Connected FC port on Cisco MDS switch is down and when enabling it goes down after about a minute
  • Verified cable is connected correctly in switch-side SFP and storage controller target adapter port SFP
  • Network interface status for LIF is admin up, oper down and status-extended Waiting for link
::> network interface show -data-protocol fcp
            Logical    Status     Network            Current       Current Is
Vserver     Interface  Admin/Oper Address/Mask       Node          Port    Home
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- ----
vs1
            lif        up/down    20:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx nodename 10c true

::> network interface show -data-protocol fcp -fields status-admin,status-oper,status-extended
vserver     lif                status-oper status-extended   status-admin
----------- ------------------ ----------- ----------------- ------------
vs1         lif                down        Waiting for Link. up       

Note: Alternatively, use network interface show -data-protocol fcp -fields status-admin,status-oper,status-extended,curr-port

  • Confirm physical port status
::> network fcp adapter show
                     Connection  Port      Admin   Operational
Node         Adapter Established Address   Status  Status
------------ ------- ----------- --------- ------- -----------------------
node
             10c      true        0         up      link disconnected
  • SFP in target adapter is reported with no signal power and being out of range
::> fcp adapter show -instance -node node -adapter 10c
[...]
        Received Optical Power: 0 (uWatts)
    Is Received Power In Range: false
 SFP Transmitted Optical Power: 0 (uWatts)
        Is Xmit Power In Range: false
[...]
 

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