Node fails to boot with error: Boot option loading failed
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- AFF systems
- ASA systems
- FAS systems
Issue
- Node fails to boot with the below error:
Error : ERROR: [D9] Boot option loading failed
e.g.
?[2J?[1;1H
ERROR: [D9] Boot option loading failed
?[2J?[1;1HWait BMC self-test result.
BMC self-test: OK.
UPI initialization.
CPU initialization.
Running full memory initialization
-
"show devices" from LOADER doesn't show the boot device:
LOADER-B> show devices
Device Name Description
----------- ---------------------------------------------------------
u0b.0 21H2X64_PRO, Capacity: 14981 MB Free: 14960 MB
boot_e u0b.0 alias boot device
e0M Intel I210 Gigabit Network Connection (D0-39-EA-18-5A-78)
e0S Intel I210 Gigabit Network Connection (D0-39-EA-18-5A-79)
- "boot_recovery" fails with the below error:
Terminated
varfs_backup_restore: The boot device is not mounted! Skipping /var backup.
Uptime: 2m30s