NetApp AFF A200 - Page 14

The controller begins to boot as soon as it is completely installed into the chassis.
5. Interrupt the boot process to stop at the LOADER prompt by pressing Ctrl-C when you see Starting
AUTOBOOT press Ctrl-C to abort….
If you miss this message, press Ctrl-C, select the option to boot to Maintenance mode, and then halt the
controller to boot to LOADER.
6. For systems with one controller in the chassis, reconnect the power and turn on the power supplies.
The system begins to boot and stops at the LOADER prompt.
7. Set your network connection type at the LOADER prompt:
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If you are configuring DHCP:
ifconfig e0a -auto
The target port you configure is the target port you use to communicate with the
impaired controller from the healthy controller during var file system restore with a
network connection. You can also use the e0M port in this command.
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If you are configuring manual connections:
ifconfig e0a -addr=filer_addr -mask=netmask
-gw=gateway-dns=dns_addr-domain=dns_domain
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filer_addr is the IP address of the storage system.
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netmask is the network mask of the management network that is connected to the HA partner.
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gateway is the gateway for the network.
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dns_addr is the IP address of a name server on your network.
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dns_domain is the Domain Name System (DNS) domain name.
If you use this optional parameter, you do not need a fully qualified domain name in the netboot
server URL. You need only the server’s host name.
Other parameters might be necessary for your interface. You can enter help ifconfig at
the firmware prompt for details.
Boot the recovery image - AFF A200
You must boot the ONTAP image from the USB drive, restore the file system, and verify
the environmental variables.
Steps
1.
From the LOADER prompt, boot the recovery image from the USB flash drive:
boot_recovery
The image is downloaded from the USB flash drive.
2. When prompted, either enter the name of the image or accept the default image displayed inside the
brackets on your screen.
3.
Restore the
var file system:
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