Storage switches cannot be removed from the system
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Fabric Attached MetroCluster
- FC Switch
Issue
- Some FC switches are shown with unknown status in monitoring:
::> storage switch show
Symbolic Is Monitor
Switch Name Vendor Model Switch WWN Monitored Status
--------------------- -------- ------- ----- ---------------- --------- -------
Brocade_10 sw_1bsw1 Brocade BrocadeG620 1000d81fcc163bc0 true ok
Brocade_11 sw_1bsw2 Brocade BrocadeG620 1000d81fcc526ad2 true ok
Brocade_12 sw_1asw1 Brocade BrocadeG620 1000d81fcc51c9b8 true error
Brocade_13 sw_1asw2 Brocade BrocadeG620 1000d81fcc521666 true error
sw_1asw1 sw_1asw1 Brocade false unknown
sw_1asw2 sw_1asw2 Brocade false unknown
sw_1bsw1 sw_1bsw1 Brocade false unknown
sw_1bsw2 sw_1bsw2 Brocade false unknown
8 entries were displayed.- An attempt to remove storage switch fails with the below error:
::*> storage switch remove -switch-name sw_1asw1
Error: command failed: sw_1asw1 has not been added for monitoring.