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The management switch is unexpectedly showing up in the cluster switch health monitoring

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cluster Switch Health Monitoring (CSHM)
  • FAS/AFF systems

Issue

  • Management switch is seen in CSHM:
    • For ONTAP 9.7 and earlier: ::> system cluster-switch show
    • For ONTAP 9.8 and later: ::> system switch ethernet show

Switch                      Type                Address         Model
--------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------
Sw-mgmt (Serial-number)     management-network  172.XX.XX.XX     OTHER
     Serial Number: Unknown
      Is Monitored: false
            Reason: Monitoring Disabled by Default
  Software Version: HPE Comware
Platform Software, Software Version 7.1.070, Release 3507P06-US
                    HPE 5510 48G PoE+ 4SFP+ HI 1-slot Switch JH148A
                    Copyright (c) 2010-2022 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
                    Development LP Version
            Source: LLDP

  • In case the following log raises in switch side:

%SNMP-W-SNMPAUTHFAIL: Access attempted by unauthorized NMS: 10.xxx.xxx.xxx

Notes:

10.xxx.xxx.xxx is the node management LIF

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