Node down after BMC upgrade to 11.9, IPMI failure
Applies to
- FAS2720, FAS2750
- AFF A220
- BIOS on 11.8 and earlier
- BMC firmware upgrade
Issue
- After a BMC firmware upgrade while on BIOS version 11.8 or earlier one or both nodes reboots into backup BMC and fail to boot.
- The following errors are seen
LOADER-B> boot_ontap
Device Drivers ...
Waiting for SP ...
SP failure. Resetting SP from primary FW. This can take a few minutes
Waiting for SP ...
SP failure. Resetting SP from backup FW. This can take a few minutes
Waiting for SP ...
Failed to recover SP
IPMI:Get controller FRU inventory:failed
Configuring Devices ...
IPMI PCI Slot Control failed.