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    • FAS9000 or AFF A700 boots successfully or unsuccessfully with unsupported NVRAM DIMM messages
      https://kb.netapp.com/on-prem/ontap/OHW/OHW-KBs/FAS9000_or_AFF_A700_boots_successfully_or_unsuccessfully_with_unsupported_NVRAM_DIMM_messages
      Applies to FAS9000 AFF A700 ONTAP 9.1 and later Issue Either node boots up successfully but with the following message: Or node fails to boot and halts at LOADER prompt with following message: [nvram....Applies to FAS9000 AFF A700 ONTAP 9.1 and later Issue Either node boots up successfully but with the following message: Or node fails to boot and halts at LOADER prompt with following message: [nvram.hw.initFail:CRITICAL]: NVRAM hardware initialization failed: DIMM0 has unsupported 2 rank DIMM 32 GB. Replace the NV-DIMM. [localhost:nv.none:EMERGENCY]: No NV device has been detected. Uptime: 2m16s System halting...
    • BIOS upgrade error: Failed to save Primary Image to Backup flash device
      https://kb.netapp.com/on-prem/ontap/OHW/OHW-KBs/BIOS_upgrade_error_Failed_to_save_Primary_Image_to_Backup_flash_device
      Updating BIOS firmware fails with "Failed to save Primary Image to Backup flash device"; Upgrading from the LOADER prompts "Failed to save Primary Image to Backup flash device"