What are the different FC initiators states in a MetroCluster?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Data ONTAP 8
- MetroCluster FC
Answer
- The following chart breaks down all states of the FC initiator adapters, and the behavior surrounding them:
Status | Definition |
UNINITIALIZED | The firmware has not yet been loaded and initialized. |
LINK NOT CONNECTED | The driver has finished initializing the firmware. However, the link is not physically connected so the adapter is offline. |
ONLINE | The adapter is online for FC traffic. |
LINK DISCONNECTED | The adapter is offline due to Fibre Channel link offline event. |
OFFLINE | The adapter is offline for FC traffic |
OFFLINE BY USER/SYSTEM | A user manually took the adapter offline, or the system automatically took the adapter offline. |
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