Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference (OL-15956-01, April 20078)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference
OL-15956-01
Chapter 2 System Messages and Recovery Procedures for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Error Message PORT-5-IF_DOWN_NOS_RCVD: Interface [chars] is down (NOS received).
Explanation
The physical link has gone down.
Recommended Action Ensure that the cable is connected and the remote end is not shut down.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a).
Error Message PORT-5-IF_DOWN_NO_TRUNK_OPER_VSANS_ISOLATION: Interface [chars] is
down(Isolation due to no common VSANs with peer on trunk).
Explanation
The TE port is isolated because there are no common VSANs to be brought up with the
peer port.
Recommended Action Check that there are common VSANs configured and allowed to come up
between the ports.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(1).
Error Message PORT-5-IF_DOWN_OFFLINE: Interface [chars] is down (Offline).
Explanation The interface has been placed into the offline state.
Recommended Action No action is required.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.2(2a).
Error Message PORT-5-IF_DOWN_OHMS_EXTERNAL_LB_TEST: Interface [chars] is
down(External loopback test).
Explanation
The interface is down because it is running external loopback tests.
Recommended Action Wait until the tests complete.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.2(2a).
Error Message PORT-5-IF_DOWN_OLS_RCVD: Interface [chars] is down (OLS received).
Explanation
The physical link has gone down.
Recommended Action Verify that the cable is connected and the remote end is not shut down.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a).
Error Message PORT-5-IF_DOWN_PARENT_ADMIN_DOWN: Interface [chars] is down (Parent
interface down).
Explanation
Parent interface is down.
Recommended Action No action is required.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.2(2a).