AFF A400, FAS8700, FAS8300 booting message "Booted from Backup Firmware Image" and "Abort AUTOBOOT"
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- AFF A400, AFF C400
- ASA A400, ASA C400
- FAS8300, FAS8700
Issue
- Node boot message:
Primary BIOS image corrupted
- It stops at the LOADER with the following messages:
Ready to boot.
Boot Loader version 6.4.3
Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Broadcom Corporation.
Portions Copyright (C) 2002-2019 NetApp, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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*** Booted from Backup Firmware Image ***
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ACPI RSDP Found at 0x6c41a000
Abort AUTOBOOT
LOADER-A>
or
Ready to boot.
Boot Loader version 6.4.9
Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Broadcom Corporation.
Portions Copyright (C) 2002-2019 NetApp, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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*** Booted from Backup Firmware Image ***
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ACPI RSDP Found at 0x6c4fa000
Abort AUTOBOOT
LOADER-A>
- Manual boot works properly and there are no issues seen when ONTAP is running, but it happens again with the next reboot (halt/reboot/takeover).