fci.link events

12/07/2023 Contributors

fci.link.break

Severity: ERROR
Description: This message occurs when the Fibre Channel adapter detects a break in the link.
Corrective Action: If the adapter is in use, check the cabling.
Syslog Message: Link break detected on Fibre Channel adapter %s.
Parameters: adapterName (STRING): Name of the associated Fibre Channel host bus adapter.

Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Description: This message occurs when the Fibre Channel adapter detects a break in the link due to a shelf firmware update being performed.
Corrective Action: No corrective action is required. This is expected behavior when firmware is being downloaded to a shelf.
Syslog Message: Link break detected on Fibre Channel adapter %s while downloading shelf firmware.
Parameters: adapterName (STRING): Name of the associated Fibre Channel host bus adapter.

Severity: ERROR
Description: This message occurs when the Fibre Channel adapter cannot recover the link and the link is going offline.
Corrective Action: If the adapter is in use, check the Fibre Channel cabling. If this does not resolve the issue, contact NetApp technical support.
Syslog Message: Could not recover link on Fibre Channel adapter %s after %d seconds. Taking the adapter offline.
Parameters: adapterName (STRING): Name of the associated Fibre Channel host bus adapter.
downTime (INT): Amount of time that the link was down.