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BMC firmware update fails with "Bad file descriptor" error

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9.7
  • AFF-A400
  • FAS8300

Issue

  • Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware update from Data ONTAP prompt fails.

cluster::*> system service-processor image update -node nodename -package BMC_FW_308-04013_13.3.zip

  • BMC console log shows that the update fails due to "Bad file descriptor" error.

 [201208052740][IPMIMain][INFO]SET URL = http://192.0.2.85:xxx/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima
 [201208052740][IPMIMain][INFO]SET PROTOCOL = 2
 [201208052740][IPMIMain][INFO]SET device = 0
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]SET image = 0
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]SET retry number = 5
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]SET Preserve = 2
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]url = http://192.0.2.85:xxx/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]protocol = 2
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]device = 0
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]image = 0
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]retry = 5
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]preserve = 2
 [201208052741][IPMIMain][INFO]cmd to ex: /usr/local/bin/bmc update http://192.0.2.85:xxx/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima backup
 [201208052741][bmc][INFO]URL = http://192.0.2.85:xxx/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima
 [201208052741][bmc][INFO]image = backup
 [201208052741][bmc][INFO]current_boot = 0
 [201208052741][bmc][INFO]Update: current=0 target=1 wipe=0 switch=0
 [201208052741][bmc][INFO]Update inactive via  http http://192.0.2.85:xxx/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima
 
 Upgrade and preserve BMC config
 Download HTTP: http://192.0.2.85:xxx/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima
 Connecting to 192.0.2.85:65508(192.0.2.85:xxx)
 wget: can't connect to remote host (192.0.2.85): Bad file descriptor
 Download HTTP: Fail
 Download HTTP: http://192.0.2.85:65508/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima
 Connecting to 192.0.2.85:65508 (192.0.2.85:xxx)
 wget: can't connect to remote host (192.0.2.85): Bad file descriptor
 Download HTTP: Fail
 Download HTTP: http://192.0.2.85:xxx/FW_BMC/CPMI_BMC.ima
 Connecting to 192.0.2.85:65508 (192.0.2.85:xxx)
 wget: can't connect to remote host (192.0.2.85): Bad file descriptor
 Download HTTP: Fail
 Error : 100%
 [201208052750][bmc][INFO]Remove /tmp/rom.ima
 
 Fail to update bmc

 

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