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Node fails to boot due to missing boot device

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • AFF 
  • ASA 
  • FAS

Issue

  • The AutoSupport trigger event is shown below.

HA Group Notification from NodeA (Health Monitor process nphm: BootmediaReplaceAlert[mSATA (Micron 5400 XXXXXXXXXXXXX)]) ALERT

  • Node fails to boot with the following error during the ONTAP boot process:
*******************************************************
*** Booted from Backup Boot Device,  Primary Loader ***
*******************************************************
ACPI RSDP Found at 0x79867000
ERROR: Did not boot from primary loader in primary boot media. Autoboot will be disabled.
  • Autoboot of Primary image failed. Device not found (-6)
Boot Loader version 8.6.1
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Can't find primary boot device u0a.0
Can't find backup boot device u0a.1
ACPI RSDP Found at 0x6f7fe014

Starting AUTOBOOT press Ctrl-C to abort...
Could not load fat://boot0/X86_64/freebsd/image1/kernel:Device not found

ERROR: Error booting OS on: 'boot0' file: fat://boot0/X86_64/Linux/image1/vmlinuz (boot0,fat)
ERROR: Error booting OS on: 'boot0' file: fat://boot0/X86_64/freebsd/image1/kernel (boot0,fat)
Autoboot of PRIMARY image failed. Device not found (-6)

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