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CFBIOS-179: Superfluous POST messages for CPUID (0x000000) and CPU1 appear on the system console of some AFF, ASA and FAS systems

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BIOS 11.x systems

  • AFF A150, AFF A200, AFF A300, AFF C190
  • ASA A150
  • FAS2620, FAS2650
  • FAS2720, FAS2750
  • FAS8200 

During boot, superfluous POST messages for CPUID (0x000000) and CPU1 appear on the system console port
  • This issue occurs with BIOS 11.1 and later
  • The following is an example of system console output:

Initializing System Memory ...
Loading Device Drivers ...
BIOS image updated, resetting to load defaults.
BIOS Version: 11.23
Portions Copyright (C) 2014-2024 NetApp, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Initializing System Memory ...
Loading Device Drivers ...
Configuring Devices ...
CPU = 2 Processor(s) Detected.
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU D-1587 @ 1.70GHz (CPU 0)
CPUID: 0x00050664. Cores per Processor = 16
CPU1 (CPU 1)                                 <<<<<<
CPUID: 0x00000000. Cores per Processor = 0   <<<<<<
131072 MB System RAM Installed.

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