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Chapter 2 System Messages and Recovery Procedures
ETHPORT Messages
Error Message
ETHPORT-5-IF_DOWN_SUSPENDED_BY_SPEED: Interface [chars] is down
(Suspended due to incompatible speed)
Explanation
This interface belongs to a port channel and operational speed of the interface is
different from that of the port channel.
Recommended Action
Change the speed of the port channel from 'auto' and check to ensure that the
remote end of the interface also belongs to the same port channel.
Error Message
ETHPORT-5-IF_DOWN_SUSPENDED_BY_WWN: Interface [chars] is down
(Suspended due to incompatible remote switch WWN)
Explanation
This interface belongs to a port channel and remote switch WWN of the interface is
different from that of the port channel.
Recommended Action
Ensure that this interface is connected to the same remote switch as all the
other interfaces in the port channel.
Error Message
ETHPORT-5-IF_DOWN_TCP_KEEP_ALIVE_EXPIRED: Interface [chars] is
down(TCP conn. closed - Keep alive expired)
Explanation
TCP session to the FCIP peer got closed due to loss of TCP keep alive.
Recommended Action
This may be due to loss of IP connectivity. The following commands will
provide the IP address of the peer and the route used to connect to this FCIP peer: show interface,
show ip route. Do a trace route to check the connectivity to the peer using the command:traceroute
ipaddr.
Error Message
ETHPORT-5-IF_DOWN_TCP_MAX_RETRANSMIT: Interface [chars] is down(TCP
conn. closed - retransmit failure)
Explanation
The system has detected that an interface is down due to maximum retransmission
failure.
Recommended Action
This may be due to loss of IP connectivity. The following commands will
provide the IP address of the peer and the route used to connect to this FCIP peer: show interface,
show ip route. Do a trace route to check the connectivity to the peer using the command:traceroute
ipaddr.
Error Message
ETHPORT-5-IF_DOWN_TCP_PERSIST_TIMER_EXPIRED: Interface [chars] is
down(TCP conn. closed - Persist timer expired)
Explanation
TCP session to the FCIP peer closed because TCP persist timer expired.
Recommended Action
This may be due to loss of IP connectivity. The following commands will
provide the IP address of the peer and the route used to connect to this FCIP peer: show interface,
show ip route. Do a trace route to check the connectivity to the peer using the command:traceroute
ipaddr.
