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Error: Port cannot be removed from IPspace "Cluster" because it is shared with the HA interconnect on this system

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Applies to

AFF-A20

Issue

  • One of the port continues to reports the previous role "cluster" instead of "data" port as shown in below output:

::> network port show

Node: node-01
Speed(Mbps) Health
Port IPspace Broadcast Domain Link MTU Admin/Oper Status
--------- ------------ ---------------- ---- ---- ----------- --------
e0M Default Default up 1500 auto/1000 healthy
e2a Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/25000 healthy
e2b Default - up 1500 auto/25000 healthy
e2c Default - down 1500 auto/- -
e2d Default - down 1500 auto/- -
e4a Cluster Cluster up 9000 auto/25000 healthy
e4b Cluster Default up 9000 auto/25000 healthy
e4c Default - down 9000 auto/- -
e4d Default - down 9000 auto/- -

  • Below output displays the port is still part of the HA interconnect on the system:

::> network port broadcast-domain show
IPspace Broadcast Update
Name Domain Name MTU Port List Status Details
------- ----------- ------ ----------------------------- --------------
Cluster Cluster 9000

node-01:e2a complete
node-01:e4a complete
node-02:e2a complete
node-02:e4a complete

Default Default 1500

node-01:e0M complete
node-01:e4b error: Port "e4b:" cannot be removed from IPspace "Cluster" because it is shared with the HA interconnect on this system.
node-02:e0M complete
node-02:e4b error: The MTU setting for port "e4b" on node "node-02" cannot be modified because this port is shared with the HA or DR interconnect on this system.

Default-1 1500
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