Brocade switch port down
Applies to
- MetroCluster FC
- ONTAP 9
- Brocade Fibre Channel switch
Issue
- An AutoSupport is received stating that a switch port is down.
switchshow
output shows the port in No_Sync state:
Index Port Address Media Speed State Proto
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17 17 071100 id 16G No_Sync FC
sfpshow
output shows the SFP in the affected port has low RX value:
RX Power: -4.9 dBm (324.9uW)
TX Power: -2.7 dBm (534.0 uW)
- The cluster node port connected to the switch port shows as down in
sysconfig -a
:
slot 10: FC Host Adapter 10c (QLogic 8324 rev. 2, N-port, <OFFLINE (hard)>)