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ONTAP Select: NVRAM Device /dev/nvd0 not found when booting into ONTAP

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Applies to

  • NetApp ONTAP Select (OTS)
  • VMware ESXi

Issue

  • OTS fails to boot due to an error: open_emulation_file: No /dev/nvd0 file found post Ontap Upgrade.
  • After moving the OTS virtual machine (VM) to an ESXi host with version 8.x/upgrading ESXi to version 8.x/Rebooting the VM running on 8.x, the VM fails to boot up with error messages on the console:
    • No firmware was updated, so no need to reboot
    • NVRAM Device /dev/nvd0 not found

 

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