If your system is in…
Then perform these steps…
An HA pair
The controller module begins to boot as soon as it is fully seated in
the chassis. Be prepared to interrupt the boot process.
a. With the cam handle in the open position, firmly push the
controller module in until it meets the midplane and is fully seated,
and then close the cam handle to the locked position.
Do not use excessive force when sliding the
controller module into the chassis; you might
damage the connectors.
The controller begins to boot as soon as it is seated in the
chassis.
b. If you have not already done so, reinstall the cable management
device.
c. Bind the cables to the cable management device with the hook
and loop strap.
d. Interrupt the boot process
only
after determining the correct
timing:
You must look for an Automatic firmware update console
message. If the update message appears, do not press
Ctrl-C
to interrupt the boot process until after you see a message
confirming that the update is complete.
Only press
Ctrl-C
when you see the message
Press Ctrl-C
for Boot Menu
.
If the firmware update is aborted, the boot process
exits to the LOADER prompt. You must run the
update_flash command and then exit LOADER and
boot to Maintenance mode by pressing
Ctrl-C
when you see Starting AUTOBOOT press Ctrl-C to
abort.
If you miss the prompt and the controller module boots to ONTAP,
enter
halt
, and then at the LOADER prompt enter
boot_ontap
,
press
Ctrl-C
when prompted, and then boot to Maintenance
mode.
e. Select the option to boot to Maintenance mode from the displayed
menu.
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