Why System Manager warns "The port is down" under "Hardware" for SAS Host Adapter?
Applies to
- ONTAP System Manager (OnBox)
- SAS Host Adapter
Answer
- This can be ignored
Additional Information
- ONTAP System Manager shows unused port as a red color icon
- How to prevent Unified Manager from reporting "Port Status Down" event for unconnected/unused network ports
- Starting with 9.11.1 the port will no longer show as RED if the port is disabled per RFE 1447996.