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MixedDomainFromNodeToSwitch_Alert seen from switch attached NS224 shelf

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Switch attached storage
  • NS224 Shelf

Issue

  • MixedDomainFromNodeToSwitch health alert reported following node reboot
  • Switch attached NS224 shelves report multi-path
  • MixedDomainFromSwitchToShelf_Alert messages:

    [node_name: schmd: hm.alert.raised:alert]: Alert Id = MixedDomainFromSwitchToShelf_Alert , Alerting Resource = switch_name-a(ABC123456D7) raised by monitor system-connect

    [node_name: schmd: hm.alert.raised:alert]: Alert Id = MixedDomainFromSwitchToShelf_Alert , Alerting Resource = switch_name-b(ABC123456D8) raised by monitor system-connect

    • System health alert

    ::> system health alert show
                Node: node_name
            Alert ID: MixedDomainFromSwitchToShelf_Alert
            Resource: Switch name: switch_name-a(ABC123456D7)
            Severity: Minor
     Indication Time: Tue Jan 10 12:10:02 2023
            Suppress: false
         Acknowledge: false
      Probable Cause: Storage Switch switch_name-a is connected to shelves 3.20,
                      3.30 with mixed domains.
     Possible Effect: This issue will affect conversions to direct-attached
                      storage.
     Corrective Actions: Connect the switch node_name to both shelves with the
                      same storage domain, following the guide applicable to
                      your shelf.
                Node: node_name
            Alert ID: MixedDomainFromSwitchToShelf_Alert
            Resource: Switch name: switch_name-b(ABC123456D8)
            Severity: Minor
     Indication Time: Tue Jan 10 12:10:02 2023
            Suppress: false
         Acknowledge: false
      Probable Cause: Storage Switch switch_name-b is connected to shelves 3.20,
                      3.30 with mixed domains.
     Possible Effect: This issue will affect conversions to direct-attached
                      storage.
     Corrective Actions: Connect the switch node_name to both shelves with the
                      same storage domain, following the guide applicable to
                      your shelf.
    2 entries were displayed.

    • "system health subsystem show" shows "SAS-connect_Cluster  degraded" after system reboot Example:

    ::> system health subsystem show
     Subsystem Health
     ----------------- ------------------
     SAS-connect ok
     ...
     FHM-Bridge ok
     SAS-connect_Cluster  degraded
     13 entries were displayed.

    ::*> system health subsystem show -instance -subsystem SAS-connect_Cluster
                    Subsystem: SAS-connect_Cluster
                       Health: unknown
         Initialization State: start_discovery
    Number of Outstanding Alerts: 0
     Number of Suppressed Alerts: 0
                         Node: node_name
      Subsystem Refresh Interval: 30m

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