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“No light” state on Brocade switch ports

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Applies to

Brocade Switch

Issue

  • "No_light" state reported on Brocade switch port:

/fabos/bin/switchshow :

switchName:    XXXXXXX
switchType:    165.0
switchState:    Online   
switchMode:    Native
switchRole:    Principal
Index Slot Port Address Media  Speed        State    Proto
============================================================
 130    7    2   018200   id    N32      No_Light    FC  
 131    7    3   018300   id    N32      No_Light    FC  

 

  • sfpshow output reports low Rx power:

=============
Slot  7/Port  2:
=============
RX Power:    -inf    dBm (0.0  uW) 
TX Power:    -0.1    dBm (981.2 uW) 


=============
Slot  7/Port  3:
=============
RX Power:    -inf    dBm (0.0  uW) 
TX Power:    -0.1    dBm (985.0 uW) 

 

  • sfpshow reports Tx and Rx stats as "Not Available"

Slot 11/Port 47:
=============
Identifier:  3    SFP
Connector:   7    LC
Transceiver: 6804406000000000 8,16,32_Gbps M5 sw Inter,Short_dist)
[...]
Vendor Name: BROCADE
Vendor OUI:  00:05:1e
Vendor PN:   57-1000333-01
[...]
Temperature :   Not Available
Current     :   Not Available
Voltage     :   Not Available
RX Power    :   Not Available
TX Power    :   Not Available

 

  • Below SNMP alerts are recieved:

No Light;WARN;XX8A8894718xyxyx;
     | 130;7/2;OK;No Light;WARN;XX8B8894718xxxxx;
     | 131;7/3;OK;No Light;WARN;XX8C8894718yyyyy;

    | 142;7/13;OK;No Light;WARN;XX8D8894718xyxyx;
     | 143;7/14;OK;No Light;WARN;XX8E8894718yxyxy;

 

  • Perform a physical connectivity on the switch port to check if there is any device connected on the siwtch port.

 

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