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FC LIF went down post Ontap upgrade

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Applies to

  • Ontap 9
  • Cisco
  • FC

Issue

  • Post upgrading Ontap, FC LIF went down as below.
cluster::> network interface show -status
         Logical            Current         Current  Status
Status
Vserver  Interface          Node            Port     Admin   Oper
-------- ------------------ --------------- --------------- ------
svm-fc
         lif-fc-A-02      node-02        2a       up      down
            Corrective Action: LIF not initialized
  • NPIV is enabled on switch and FCP service is configured and running on Ontap FC SVMS.
  • Post upgrade port is showing as link disconnected and LIF is showing as LIF not initialized.
  • During upgrade when node got rebooted port went down and came back once the reboot is completed.

Sun Sep 10 02:30:11 +1000 [node-02: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 2a.

  • As soon as the port came up after some time link break event was detected in EMS logs.

Sun Sep 10 02:30:17 +1000 [node-02: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.slifct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target HBA 2a with event status 1 , topology type 1, status1 0x0, status2 0x0.

  • Port is in Link Disconnected state and LIF is in LIF not initialized state.

 slot 2: Fibre Channel Target Host Adapter 2a
                (Emulex LPe16000 (LPe16004) rev. 13, <LINK DISCONNECTED>)
                Board Name:        111-xxxxx
                Serial Number:     FP95xxxxxx
                Firmware rev:      12.x.xxx.0
                Host Port Addr:    000000
                FC Nodename:       50:0a:xx:80:xx:xx:xx:9e (500axx8xxxxxxx9e)
                FC Portname:       50:0a:xx:82:xx:xx:xx:9e (500axx8xxxxxxx9e)
                Connection:        No link
                Switch Port:       Unknown

  • Switch port connected to this FC port also went offline on switch end.

2023 Sep 10 02:30:14 switch %PORT-5-IF_DOWN_OFFLINE: %$VSAN 2%$ Interface fc1/29 is down (Offline)   
2023 Sep 10 02:30:14 switch %PORT-5-IF_DOWN_LINK_FAILURE: %$VSAN 2%$ Interface fc1/29 is down (Link failure loss of sync)   

 

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