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Sudden LIF Communication Failure Due to Port Down Event

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Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

  • Sudden inability to communicate with LIF.
  • A Port Down event occurred only once.
  • Immediate recovery of the port.
EMS:

Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: kernel: netif.linkDown:info]: Ethernet e7c: Link down, check cable.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: intr: netif.linkDown:info]: Ethernet e7c-10: Link down, check cable.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: vifmgr: vifmgr.portdown:notice]: A link down event was received on node Node1, port e7c.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: vifmgr: vifmgr.portdown:notice]: A link down event was received on node Node1, port e7c-10.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: vifmgr: vifmgr.lifmoved.linkdown:notice]: LIF data_lif6 (on virtual server 3), IP address 100.64.XX.XX, is being moved to node Node2, port e3c-10.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: kernel: netif.linkUp:info]: Ethernet e7c: Link up.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: intr: netif.linkUp:info]: Ethernet e7c-10: Link up.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: vifmgr: vifmgr.lifBeingRemoved:notice]: LIF data_lif6 (on virtual server 3), IP address 100.64.XX.XX, is being removed from node nfs01c-11-ads-mail-ssk, port e7c-10.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: vifmgr: vifmgr.portup:notice]: A link up event was received on node Node1, port e7c.
Thu Sep 18 02:41:58 +0900 [Node1: vifmgr: vifmgr.portup:notice]: A link up event was received on node Node1, port e7c-10.
Thu Sep 18 02:43:06 +0900 [Node1: vifmgr: vifmgr.reach.unassn:notice]: Network port e7c on node Node1 is not assigned to any broadcast domain. No broadcast domains appear to be reachable from this port.

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