Failure in boot_recovery from corrupt ONTAP image while checking package contents
Applies to
- Boot media replacement
- ONTAP 9
Issue
- Using the boot_recovery LOADER command generates the following error:
Enter recovery package name (Ctrl-C to abort) [9151P7_q_image.tgz]:
Installing software from recovery boot device.
Invoking script to obtain the package size.
configure_ramdisk: image package size is 2749640704 (2622)M
Computed package size is 3146M
Using ramdisk size of 3146M
Copying 9151P7_q_image.tgz from recovery boot device ...
Finished copying 9151P7_q_image.tgz from recovery boot device.
Checking package contents... failed.
Error listing package "9151P7_q_image.tgz" contents.
Verify that it is a valid Data ONTAP image.
(Error: netboot/INSTALLtar: Truncated input file (needed 965393920 bytes, only 0 available)
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.)
umount: /mnt: not a file system root directory
- Despite the failure in extraction to the new boot device, the script continues prompting for restore of the backup configuration:
Do you want to restore the backup configuration
now? {y|n}