Targets not visible in Fabric MetroCluster
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Fabric MetroCluster
- Stretched MetroCluster
- X1133A: Broadcom LPE16004; Quad-Port 16Gb FC Adapter (PCIe)
Issue
- Targets are missing from HBA Host adapter(s) and the connected switch port reports '?' which transtitioned the system into Multi-pah HA rather than Quad-path HA.
Example:
::> system node run -node <node> sysconfig -a
slot 2: FC Host Adapter 2d (Emulex XE201 rev. 48, N-port, <UP>)
Board name: 111-02451
Serial Number: 0000000000
Firmware rev: 12.0.378.1
Host Port Id: 0x00000
FC Node Name: 2:000:000000:000000
FC Port Name: 1:000:000000:000000
SFP Vendor: EMULEX
SFP Part Number: AFBR-57F5MZ-ELX
SFP Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX
SFP Capabilities: 4, 8 or 16 Gbit
Link Data Rate: 16 Gbit
Switch Port: ?
[disks, shelves & ATTO bridges missing]
- ATTO FibreBridge metadata is missing:
Example:
slot 2: FC Host Adapter 2c (Emulex XE201 rev. 48, N-port, <UP>)
Board name: 111-02451
Serial Number: 0000000000
Firmware rev: 12.0.378.1
Host Port Id: 0x00000
FC Node Name: 2:000:000000:000000
FC Port Name: 1:000:000000:000000
SFP Vendor: EMULEX
SFP Part Number: AFBR-57F5MZ-ELX
SFP Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXX
SFP Capabilities: 4, 8 or 16 Gbit
Link Data Rate: 16 Gbit
Switch Port: FC-SW-1:3
...
[Removed disks to shorten output]
...
FC-SW-1:7.126L0 : ???????? ???????????????? ???? FB7500N000000
FC-SW-3:7.126L0 : ???????? ???????????????? ???? FB7500N000000
FC-SW-1:7.shelf20 : DS224-12 Firmware rev. IOM12 A: 0281 IOM12 B: 0281
- Replacement of SFP on the node end or on the switch end does not change the status of the port.