"net.ifgrp.lacp.link.inactive" error repeatedly occurs after configuring an LACP ifgrp
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
Issue
- he EMS log repeatedly reports link flapping on the physical member ports within the ifgrp:
[Node1: intr: net.ifgrp.lacp.link.inactive:error]: ifgrp a0a, port e0f has transitioned to an inactive state. The interface group is in a degraded state.[Node1: intr: net.ifgrp.lacp.link.active:error]: ifgrp a0a, port e0f has transitioned to an active state.ifconfig -vlog does not show any problems as described in How to troubleshoot LACP port participation partial or none in ONTAP 9.2+sktracedebug log collected by How to troubleshoot LACP port participation partial or none in ONTAP 9.2+ Save as PDF Share recorded the following errors:
2025-08-11T06:33:02Z 8728062652509566 [18:0] LAGG_FBSD: [LACP] : e1a: bad marker frame2025-08-11T06:33:02Z 8728062656184008 [17:0] LAGG_FBSD: [LACP] : e1a: lacpdu receive