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