Description |
This article describes troubleshooting steps for a FortiSwitch issue where repeated crash logs are generated with the message:
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Scope | FortiSwitch. |
Solution |
The FortiSwitch is displaying the following crash log entries and is unable to detect the connected SFP modules:
4085: 1970-01-01 03:51:10 bcm-iproc-i2c 18008000.i2c: transaction timed out 4086: 1970-01-01 03:51:12 bcm-iproc-i2c 18008000.i2c: transaction timed out ... 4095: 1970-01-01 03:51:41 bcm-iproc-i2c 18008000.i2c: transaction timed out
Additionally, running the command get switch modules summary shows all SFP ports as EMPTY, indicating no modules are recognized:
Portname State Type DMI Transceiver RX Vendor Part Number Serial Number --------- ------ ----- --- ----------- --- ------- ------------ -------------- port13 EMPTY port14 EMPTY ... port30 EMPTY
Resolution:
Refer to the following link for a list of supported SFP modules: |
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