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Port degraded due to l2_reachability - Resolution Guide

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Networking

Description

  • From ONTAP 9.13.1 on, if ports fail L2_Reachability checks, they are marked as degraded

Note: ONTAP L2_Reachability checks are OSI Layer 2 pings using Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) frames 

Generic symptoms
  • network port show -health indicates as degraded reason: l2_reachability
  • network port reachability show indicates Reachability Status: no-reachability

 

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