MSA 2050 Ports A2 - FC display in red light

[cskeh]

May i know why this A2 - FC always display in red? is normal?

No have any warning and error notification.

Thanks.

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[ArunKKR]

Hi,

Green/red status on FC port indicates that the link is up, however there is no data traffic through it.
For Pool A volumes the optimized data traffic path is through controller A FC host ports.
Similarly, for Pool B volumes the optimized data traffic path is through controller B FC host ports.
It's not clear whether it's a fibre channel switch connected configuration or a direct connect configuration.
If its a switch connected configuration you could check for any errors on the switch port connected to A2 port.
In direct connect configuration, generally A1 B1 will be connected to one server, A2 B2 to second server and  A3 B3 to third server.
If the server connected to A2 / B2 port is accessing only Pool B volumes the data traffic path will always be B2 port.
A2 port will kick in only when B2 port path is down.
You may also verify whether the multipath path selection policy is set to round robin on the host server connected to A2 B2 port.

[ArunKKR]

Hi @cskeh ,

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