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NS224 shelf cabling does not conform to best practices

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Applies to

  • Storage Network Switches
  • NS224 shelves

Issue

Storage ports [1] and [3], plus [2] and [4], in the same shelf, not connected to the same storage switches. Example:
 
Channel: 0x
Shelf: 1
...
External Ethernet Connector installed element list: 1, 2, 3, 4; with error: none
External Ethernet Connector information by element:
  [1] MAC address: d0:39:ea:94:da:1c  Attached MAC address: 04:3f:72:a0:0d:fe
      Attached port: Ethernet1/5  Attached chassis: 68:87:c6:b9:09:e0
      Attached manufacturer: sto_net_switch-1
      Cable serial number: 12A3456789101  Cable vendor name: Molex
      Cable id: QSFP28  Cable end: 0
      Cable technology: passive copper  Cable length: 2m
  [2] MAC address: d0:39:ea:94:da:1d  Attached MAC address: 04:3f:72:a0:16:47
      Attached port: Ethernet1/6  Attached chassis: d0:e0:42:c8:82:4c
      Attached manufacturer: sto_net_switch-2
      Cable serial number: 12A3456789102  Cable vendor name: Molex
      Cable id: QSFP28  Cable end: 0
      Cable technology: passive copper  Cable length: 2m
  [3] MAC address: d0:39:ea:94:d4:bd  Attached MAC address: 04:3f:72:a0:0d:fe
      Attached port: Ethernet1/6  Attached chassis: 68:87:c6:b9:09:e4
      Attached manufacturer: sto_net_switch-2
      Cable serial number: 12A3456789103  Cable vendor name: Molex
      Cable id: QSFP28  Cable end: 0
      Cable technology: passive copper  Cable length: 2m
  [4] MAC address: d0:39:ea:94:d4:be  Attached MAC address: 04:3f:72:a0:16:47
      Attached port: Ethernet1/5  Attached chassis: d0:e0:42:c8:82:48
      Attached manufacturer: sto_net_switch-1
      Cable serial number: 12A3456789104  Cable vendor name: Molex
      Cable id: QSFP28  Cable end: 0
      Cable technology: passive copper  Cable length: 2m

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