Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

DescriptionOperational State
be up, and the interface initialization must be
completed.
Interface cannot transmit or receive (data) traffic.Down
Interface is operational in TE mode.Trunking
Reason Codes
Reason codes are dependent on the operational state of the interface. The following table describes the reason
codes for operational states.
Table 61: Reason Codes for Interface States
Reason CodeOperational StatusAdministrative Configuration
None.UpUp
Administratively down. If you
administratively configure an
DownDown
interface as down, you disable the
interface. No traffic is received or
transmitted.
See the table below.DownUp
If the administrative state is up and the operational state is down, the reason code differs based on the
nonoperational reason code. The table below describes the reason codes for nonoperational states.
Only some of the reason codes are listed in the table.Note
Table 62: Reason Codes for Nonoperational States
Applicable ModesDescriptionReason Code (long version)
AllThe physical layer link is not
operational.
Link failure or not connected
AllThe small form-factor pluggable
(SFP) hardware is not plugged in.
SFP not present
AllThe physical layer link is
operational and the protocol
initialization is in progress.
Initializing
The fabric is currently being
reconfigured.
Reconfigure fabric in progress
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Reason Codes