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Network ports reporting down

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Applies to

  • FAS 2650
  • Cisco C9500-12Q

Issue

  • Network ports are reporting as down, shown in EMS-LOG-FILE

[Node-02: mgmt_port_link_status_poll: netif.linkDown:info]: Ethernet e0d: Link down, check cable.
[Node-02: vifmgr: vifmgr.port.ifgrpRemovePort:notice]: Port e0d, node Node-02 has been removed from ifgrp a0a.
[Node-02: mgmt_port_link_status_poll: netif.linkUp:info]: Ethernet e0d: Link up.
[Node-02: vifmgr: vifmgr.portup:notice]: A link up event was received on node Node-02, port e0d.
[Node-02: mgmt_port_link_status_poll: netif.linkDown:info]: Ethernet e0e: Link down, check cable.
[Node-02: vifmgr: vifmgr.port.ifgrpRemovePort:notice]: Port e0e, node Node-02 has been removed from ifgrp a0b.
[Node-02: mgmt_port_link_status_poll: netif.linkUp:info]: Ethernet e0e: Link up.
[Node-02: vifmgr: vifmgr.portup:notice]: A link up event was received on node Node-02, port e0e.

  • Checking IFGRPS.XML we see the ports reporting down
Node: Node-02
Interface Group Name: a0a
Distribution Function: ip
       Create Policy: multimode_lacp
         MAC Address: xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx
  Port Participation: none
       Network Ports: e0c, e0d
            Up Ports: -
          Down Ports: e0c, e0d
  • Checking IFSTAT -A CRC errors detected on the interfaces through receiving 

-- interface  e0d  (124 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes, 20 seconds) --

RECEIVE
 Total frames:     1352k | Frames/second:       0  | Total bytes:       258m
 Bytes/second:        0  | Total errors:     5072  | Errors/minute:       0
 Total discards:      0  | Discards/minute:     0  | Multi/broadcast:  2032k
 Non-primary u/c:     0  | CRC errors:        485  | Runt frames:        26

 -- interface  e0e  (124 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes, 25 seconds) --

RECEIVE
 Total frames:      839k | Frames/second:       0  | Total bytes:       248m
 Bytes/second:        0  | Total errors:     4472  | Errors/minute:       0
 Total discards:      0  | Discards/minute:     0  | Multi/broadcast:   601k
 Non-primary u/c:     0  | CRC errors:        194  | Runt frames:        32

  • Replacing the filer SFPs and cables results in the same output
  • Carrying out a loopback test results in the ports coming up indicating filer hardware is okay
 
 Node: Node-02
Interface Group Name: a0a
Distribution Function: ip
       Create Policy: multimode_lacp
         MAC Address: xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx
  Port Participation: none
       Network Ports: e0c, e0d
            Up Ports: e0c, e0d
          Down Ports: -

 

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