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FCVI port does not come online after upgrade

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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
...

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