Brocade switch ports go automatically disabled

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Updated: Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:23:01 GMT

Applies to
• All Brocade switch hardware platforms
• All Brocade Fabris Operating System (FOS) firmware levels

Issue

Brocade Switch ports being faulted due to multiple link failures:

Example outputs:

errdump -a
2020/01/01-01:01:01, [PORT-1003], 425, FID 128, WARNING, Brocade Fabric 1, Port
4 Faulted because of many Link Failures.

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 switchshow
/fabos/bin/switchshow:

switchName: brocade_switch
switchType: 162.0
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
switchDomain: 21
switchId: fffc15
switchWwn: 10:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
zoning: ON (active-config)
switchBeacon: OFF
FC Router: OFF
FC Router BB Fabric ID: 128
Address Mode: 0
Fabric Name: SAN_FAB
HIF Mode: OFF

Index Port Address Media Speed State Proto

==================================================
0 0 150000 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
1 1 150100 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
2 2 150200 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
3 3 150300 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
4 4 150400 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
5 5 150500 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
6 6 150600 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
7 7 150700 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
8 8 150800 id N16 Online FC F-Port
21:00:00:24:ff:1d:85:eb
9 9 150900 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
10 10 150a00 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled
11 11 150b00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not

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 assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
12 12 150c00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
13 13 150d00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
14 14 150e00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
15 15 150f00 -- N32 No_Module FC (Ports on Demand license not
assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
16 16 151000 -- N32 No_Module FC Disabled

Cause
• Connected device is repeatedly resetting the link to the attached device.
• The switch disables the port to prevent flapping of paths for the hosts on the fabric.

Solution
• This requires investigation of the connected device to the switch ports, as the switch is receiving too many
inbound link failures.
• Engage with vendor if end point product is not NetApp related.
• If end point product is supported through NetApp, please contact NetApp Technical Support and reference
this article for further assistance.

Additional Information

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