ONTAP reports a false alert has cluster switch rebooted
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Cisco Nexus Cluster switches
- CN1610 Cluster switches
Issue
- EMS generates an alert indicating that a cluster switch has rebooted:
Thu Jan 26 02:29:02 0000 [Cluster1: cshmd: hm.alert.raised:alert]: Alert Id = SwitchReboot_Alert , Alerting Resource = XXX-na.ICSW raised by monitor cluster-switch
Thu Jan 26 02:34:02 0000 [Cluster1: cshmd: hm.alert.cleared:notice]: Alert Id = SwitchReboot_Alert , Alerting Resource = XXX-na.ICSW cleared by monitor cluster-switch
Switch Uptime
- The cluster switch shows no evidence of a reboot and the uptime confirms that no switch reboot occurred:
System Description............................. NetApp CN1610, 1.3.0.3, Linux 3.8.13-2de1cc1c
System Name.................................... XXX-na.ICSW
System Location................................
System Contact.................................
System Object ID............................... 1.3.6.1.4.1.789
System Up Time................................. 501 days 1 hrs 57 mins 15 secs
Current SNTP Synchronized Time................. SNTP Last Attempt Status Is Not Successful