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AFF A800 fails to boot with MEMORY WARNING major code 0xED

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Applies to

  • AFF A800
  • BIOS 13.6 - 13.13
  • "Uncertain failure" memory warning

Issue

  • Node fails to boot with the following console output:

...
Running full memory initialization.
MEMORY WARNING: Uncertain failure Major Code 0xED Minor Code 0x09
ERROR: [55] Memory not installed
ERROR: DXE IPL not found

  • Specific DIMM slot information is not included in the error messages
  • This can occur with any node reboot. If performing an ONTAP upgrade, this issue can cause the upgrade to fail or pause

 

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