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System goes down unexpectedly with "power_cycle_via_sp" after BMC update

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Applies to

  • FAS8300
  • FAS8700
  • AFF A400
  • BMC 13.1 - 13.4

Issue

  • This issue occurs following a BMC FW update which can occur after a Motherboard replacement or on a newly installed system.
  • The node goes down reporting a "power_cycle_via_sp".

EMS Log reports:

Fri Jan 08 09:21:29 +0900 [node-01: servprocd: sp.servprocd.upd.evts:debug]: params: {'reason': 'BMC update - Pre-update checks successful.'} 
Fri Jan 08 09:21:31 +0900 [node-01: servprocd: sp.servprocd.upd.evts:debug]: params: {'reason': 'SP Firmware network update from 13.1 to 13.2 has been triggered.'} 
Fri Jan 08 09:25:07 +0900 [node-01: servprocd: sp.servprocd.upd.evts:debug]: params: {'reason': 'BMC update - Update completed successfully and BMC rebooted.'} 

Fri Jan 08 09:25:07 +0900 [node-02: cf_hwassist: cf.hwassist.takeoverTrapRecv:notice]: hw_assist: Received takeover hw_assist alert from partner(node-01), system_down because power_cycle_via_sp
Fri Jan 08 09:25:08 +0900 [node-02: cf_main: cf.fsm.stateTransit:info]: Failover monitor: UP --> TAKEOVER

 

 

 

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