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Intermittent BMC ping loss on both nodes

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Applies to

  • FAS8300
  • ONTAP 9
  • Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware 13.11P1
  • External network monitoring tools (ICMP ping)

Issue

  • Network monitoring tool reports intermittent ping loss to BMC IP addresses
  • Management IP remains reachable during the same time window
  • Ping loss duration approximately one minute
  • Event occurs on both nodes at nearly the same time
  • No related errors found in AutoSupport (ASUP) logs or EMS
  • No SP heartbeat or BMC reboot events recorded

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