InterconnectAdapterOfflineAlert in Fabric MetroCluster
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- FAS/AFF Systems
- Fabric Attached MetroCluster
Issue
- The following alert is observed in the event logs:
[Node-01: nchmd: hm.alert.raised:alert]: Alert Id = InterconnectAdapterOfflineAlert , Alerting Resource = 2100fXXXXXXXXX777 raised by monitor node-connect
- The FCVI port status shows down:
slot 1: FCVI Host Adapter 1b (QLogic 8324(2672) rev. 2, unknown)
             Physical link:       DOWN
             FC Node Name:        21:00:f4:e9:d4:eb:b7:77
             Firmware rev:        8.01.141
             Serial No:           UFE12345678
             Host Port Id:        0xffffffff
             FC Packet size:      2048
             Reading SFP information failed
- The port may report CRC errors from the switch logs;
porterrshow:
    frames       enc  crc  crc     too  too  bad    enc   disc  link   loss   loss   frjt   fbsy  c3timeout  pcs  uncor
    tx     rx    in   err  g_eof  shrt  long  eof   out   c3    fail    sync   sig                  tx    rx  err    err
3: 427.7k 333.2k  0  5.1k   5.1k   0      0   82     0    893      4      1      1      0      0    889  0      0     0 
- The switch end SFP reports low receive power:
Switch> sfpshow 3
Port 3:
Identifier: 3 SFP
Connector: 7 LC
Transceiver: 7004404000000000 4,8,16_Gbps M5 sw Short_dist
Vendor Name: BROCADE
Temperature: 40 Centigrade
Current: 8.220 mAmps
Voltage: 3340.3 mVolts
RX Power: -15.7 dBm (26.8 uW) ---> low receive end power detected
TX Power: -2.6 dBm (546.0 uW)
