Generic and Failed Switches

While commissioning a system using OneView, you may encounter a generic or failed switch when setting up a system. They appear as follows:

 

A generic switch represents an ONS-CX-SFP with an unknown edge switch connected to it. There are multiple reasons why it might be unknown:

1. It is plugged into a non-Optigo switch
2. It is plugged into the wrong slot - use the port labelled "OPT"
3. OneView is having trouble accessing the Optigo switch's management interface

For point 3, the most common issue is fiber-related. 

A failed edge switch represents an ONS-CX-SFP with a known edge switch connected, but OneView is having trouble accessing that switch's management interface. The reasons for this are similar to the generic switch:

1. The ONS-CX-SFP was moved to a non-Optigo switch without first deleting the entry
2. The ONS-CX-SFP was moved to the wrong slot after registering successfully - use the port labelled "OPT"
3. OneView is having trouble accessing the Optigo switch's management interface

An important point to understand about failed edge switches is that you can still modify the port settings in OneView, but while the switch is still in the failed state these settings will not be applied. For example, you may have a switch with all ports in VLAN 1 when it enters the failed state. If you change a port to VLAN 10, it will show as VLAN 10 in OneView, but the port itself will still be VLAN 1 until management is accessible again on that switch.

OneView will periodically attempt to identify generic switches and reconfigure failed switches. This can also be triggered manually by clicking the button with green arrows next to the entry. If a generic switch becomes identified, it will be replaced with the corresponding Optigo switch model (e.g. ONS-C2401p).