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AFF A250 fails to boot with Waiting for reservations to clear

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Applies to

  • AFF A250
  • AFF C250

Issue

  • One node fails to boot with repeated:
Press Esc-T or Ctrl-D to exit
Waiting for reservations to clear   
Waiting for reservations to clear
Waiting for reservations to clear
...
  • HA interconnect links are up in the partner node, but IC RDMA is down:

::> set advanced
::*> system ha interconnect status show   
                       Node: node_name
              Link 0 Status: up
              Link 1 Status: up
           Is Link 0 Active: true
           Is Link 1 Active: true
         IC RDMA Connection: down

  • The cluster ports are up, in both nodes:

*> sysconfig -v
...
slot 0: 25G Ethernet Controller CX5
    e0c MAC Address:    XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (auto-25g_cr-fd-up)   
        SFP Vendor:         Amphenol
        SFP Part Number:    NDCCGF-N103
        SFP Serial Number:  XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    e0d MAC Address:    XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (auto-25g_cr-fd-up)
        SFP Vendor:         Amphenol
        SFP Part Number:    NDCCGF-N103
        SFP Serial Number:  XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  • Storage failover disabled in both nodes:

[node_name: statd: cf.takeover.disabled:alert]: HA mode, but takeover of partner is disabled due to reason : HA interconnect error. Verify that the partner node is running and that the HA interconnect cabling is correct, if applicable. For further assistance, contact technical support.

 

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