FCVI port does not come online after upgrade
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
 - Fabric MetroCluster
 - Brocade switches
 
Issue
- Health monitor alert triggered titled 
InterconnectAdapterOfflineAlert: 
Example:
Cluster1::> system health alert show
               Node: Cluster1-01
           Alert ID: InterconnectAdapterOfflineAlert
           Resource: fcvi_device_3
           Severity: Major
    Indication Time: Sat Nov 16 10:24:11 2024
           Suppress: false
        Acknowledge: false
     Probable Cause: Physical link on port 5a is offline.
Node         Adapter Name    Type    Status  IP Address  Port Number
------------ --------------- ------- ------  ----------- -----------
Cluster1-01  fcvi_device_1   FC-VI   Down                5c
- After an ONTAP upgrade, one FCVI port does not come back online
 
Example:
ClusterA::> metrocluster interconnect adapter show
                             Adapter Link
Node         Adapter Name    Type    Status  IP Address  Port Number
------------ --------------- ------- ------  ----------- -----------
ClusterA-01
             fcvi_device_0   FC-VI   Up      1.2.3.4     5d
ClusterA-01
             fcvi_device_1   FC-VI   Down                5c
...
