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EF600 controller replacement results in Debian Login prompt and fails to boot

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Applies to

NetApp E-Series EF600

Issue

  • After replacing a failed controller in an EF600 system, the replacement controller fails to come online
  • Instead of the expected E-Series boot sequence, the serial console displays a “Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)” login prompt:

Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)![...40 lines of system startup messages...]Debian GNU/Linux 9 debian ttyS0

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