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boot_recovery command fails from loader prompt due to 'Bootable external device not found' in ONTAP 9

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • FAS2650/AFF A200
  • FAS2700/AFF A220
  • FAS8200/AFF A300
  • AFF A320
  • AFF A400
  • AFF A800
  • FAS8300
  • FAS8700
  • FAS9000/AFF A700
  • AFF A700s

Issue

When attempting to load an image to the boot device, the following error occurs:

LOADER-A> boot_recovery 97P4_q_image.tgz
Downloading 97P4_q_image.tgz..
Download failed: Failed to delete
Error opening archive: fat://boot_e/97P1_q_image.tgz
Error exit delayed from previous errors.No program name specified
Bootable external device not found!
Boot Recovery failed
*** command status = Error(-1)

 

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