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CRC errors on MetroCluster IP or Cluster with BES-53248

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • MetroCluster IP or Cluster
  • BES-53248 
  • EFOS 3.4.3.3
  • EFOS 3.4.4.2

Issue

  • CRC errors reported on one or more cluster ports
  • May occur after ONTAP upgrade, causing poor performance on all nodes
  • Following is reported in EMS/event log: 

[cshmd: hm.alert.raised:alert]: Alert Id = SwitchIfOutErrorsWarn_Alert , Alerting Resource = switch/Slot: 0 Port: 9 25G - Level raised by monitor cluster-switch
[intr: netif.linkErrors:error]: Excessive link errors on network interface e0a. Might indicate a bad cable, switch port, or NIC, or that a cable connector is not fully inserted in a socket. On a 10/100 port, might indicate a duplex mismatch.
[vifmgr: vifmgr.cluscheck.crcerrors:alert]: Port e0a on node  is reporting a high number of observed hardware errors, possibly CRC errors.

  • In Metrocluster IP environments, errors occur in conjunction with unsychronized log errors:

[monitor: monitor.globalStatus.critical:EMERGENCY]: Controller failover of affnode is not possible: unsynchronized log. 
[cf_main: cf.fsm.takeoverOfPartnerDisabled:error]: Failover monitor: takeover of affnode disabled (unsynchronized log).
[intr: netif.linkErrors:error]: Excessive link errors on network interface e0a. Might indicate a bad cable, switch port, or NIC, or that a cable connector is not fully inserted in a socket. On a 10/100 port, might indicate a duplex mismatch.
[vifmgr: vifmgr.cluscheck.crcerrors:alert]: Port e0a on node affnode is reporting a high number of observed hardware errors, possibly CRC errors.

  • High CRC errors reported in ifstat output:

...
Non-primary u/c:     0  | CRC errors:        175k | Runt frames:         0

...

  • Interface errors reported on the switch ports connected to the cluster ports:

#show interface ethernet 0/14 output:

Total Packets Received with MAC Errors......... 4859
Jabbers Received............................... 3121
...
FCS Errors Received............................ 1738
...

Total Transmit Errors.......................... 106
...
Transmit errors................................ 106

 

 

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