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LIF operationally down and Link break event detected on FC target HBA due to faulty SFP on storage side

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Applies to

  • Ontap 9
  • FC
  • Cisco

Issue

  • After following troubleshooting steps on switch port and FC cable / patch panel and testing with known good components. 
  • network interface show output shows that LIF is Admin up and Operationally down.

cluster1::> network interface show
            Logical    Status     Network                       Current     Current  Is
Vserver     Interface  Admin/Oper Address/Mask                   Node       Port    Home
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------- ----
cluster1
            NetApp_FCLIF_0e
                       up/down    20:18:00:xx:xx:xx:xx:de      NetApp-03   1a     true

  • Link break detected and Link Up errors are seen on EMS logs as below:

Fri Mar 24 22:32:41 +0530 [xxxIMxxx-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.slifct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target HBA 2d with event status 1 , topology type 1, status1 0x0, status2 0x0.
Fri Mar 24 22:32:43 +0530 [xxxIMxxx-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 2d.
Fri Mar 24 22:42:11 +0530 [xxxIMxxx-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.slifct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target HBA 2d with event status 1 , topology type 1, status1 0x0, status2 0x0.
Fri Mar 24 22:42:12 +0530 [xxxIMxxx-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 2d.
Fri Mar 24 23:01:30 +0530 [xxxIMxxx-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.slifct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target HBA 2d with event status 1 , topology type 1, status1 0x0, status2 0x0.
Fri Mar 24 23:01:31 +0530 [xxxIMxxx-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 2d.

  • IO WQE failure errors were also observed for that port in EMS logs:

Wed Apr 12 08:31:43 -0600 [NetApp-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: fcp.io.status:debug]: STIO Adapter:1a IO WQE failure, Handle 0x0, Type 9, S_ID: 1xxx0, VPI: 4, OX_ID: 3668, Status 0x3 Ext_Status 0x1a  
Wed Apr 12 09:35:51 -0600 [NetApp-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: fcp.io.status:debug]: STIO Adapter:1a IO WQE failure, Handle 0x0, Type 8, S_ID: 1xxx0, VPI: 4, OX_ID: 3C7B, Status 0x3 Ext_Status 0x16  
Wed Apr 12 09:47:23 -0600 [NetApp-03: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: fcp.io.status:debug]: STIO Adapter:1a IO WQE failure, Handle 0x0, Type 8, S_ID: 1xxx0, VPI: 4, OX_ID: 4F5E, Status 0x3 Ext_Status 0x16  

  • AEN 0x8048 (RECV_ERROR) observed for that port in EMS logs:

Sun Apr 23 10:31:32  0000 [BDAFILERC01-01: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: fcp.io.status:debug]: STIO Adapter:0e AEN 0x8048 (RECV_ERROR) MboxStatus1 0x1100 MboxStatus2 0x41 Sun Apr 23 10:31:32  0000 [BDAFILERC01-01: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.fct.linkError:error]: FC target HBA: 2d received unexpected error: RECV_ERROR, AEN Status1: 0x8048, Status2: 0x1100, Status3: 0x41.

  • Port is showing as Link disconnected 

slot 2: Fibre Channel Target Host Adapter 2d
                (Emulex LPe32000 (LPe32004) rev. 12, <LINK DISCONNECTED>)
                Board Name:        111-03xxx
                Serial Number:     FP1xxx1971
                Firmware rev:      12.4.3xx.0
                Host Port Addr:    00xx00
                FC Nodename:       50:0a:xx:xx:80:xx:xx:xx (500axxxx80xxxxxx)
                FC Portname:       50:0a:xx:xx:80:xx:xx:xx (500axxxx80xxxxxx)
                Connection:        No link
                Switch Port:       Unknown

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