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Storage failover interconnect error due to wrong cabling

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Applies to

AFF C30

Issue

  • Both nodes cannot perform takeover and the following errors are seen:
cluster::> storage failover show

                              Takeover
Node           Partner        Possible State Description
-------------- -------------- -------- -------------------------------------
node1          node2          false    Waiting for node2, Takeover is not possible: Storage failover
                                       interconnect error, NVRAM log not synchronized, Disk inventory not exchanged
node2          node1          false    Waiting for node1, Takeover is not possible: Storage failover               
                                       interconnect error, NVRAM log not synchronized, Disk inventory not exchanged

2 entries were displayed.
  • The HA interconnect links appear up, but the IC RDMA connection is down, leading to the issue:
cluster::*> system ha interconnect status show

Node: node1
Link 0 Status: up
Link 1 Status: up
Is Link 0 Active: true
Is Link 1 Active: true
IC RDMA Connection: down

Node: node2
Link 0 Status: up
Link 1 Status: up
Is Link 0 Active: true
Is Link 1 Active: true
IC RDMA Connection: down

2 entries were displayed.
  • network device-discovery show shows that cluster ports are not connected as per the platform's installation guide

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