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CONTAP-383633: Newly shipped AFF A20 system fails to automatically create cluster LIFs during cluster setup

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Issue

  • During cluster setup, the process fails at:

Do you want to create a new cluster or join an existing cluster? {create/join}: create 
Error: command failed: Creation of auto-cluster LIFs is not complete. Verify
that this node is cabled correctly, and then try the operation again.
  • Cluster ports are missing (e4a, e4b or e2a, e4a depending on the system configuration):

::> network port show
Port      IPspace      Broadcast Domain Link MTU  Admin/Oper  Status
--------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- --------
e0M       Default      Default          up   1500  auto/1000  healthy
e4c       Default      Default          down 1500  auto/- -
e4d       Default      Default          down 1500  auto/- -

 

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