Multiple disks not responding after disk firmware upgrade
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
 - FAS/AFF
 - MetroCluster FC
 
Issue
- Disk firmware upgrade is performed on the disks:
 
[Node-01: bg_disk_fw_update_admin: bdfu.selected:info]: Disk 101swa:8.126L502 [NETAPP   X343_TA14E1T8A10 NA02] S/N [Y9XXXXXXXX9D] selected for background disk firmware update.
[Node-01: dynamic_dev_qual_admin: dfu.firmwareDownloading:info]: Now downloading firmware file /etc/disk_fw/X343_TA14E1T8A10.NA04.LOD on 1 disk(s) of plex [Pool0]...
[Node-01: dynamic_dev_qual_admin: dfu.fwDownloaded:debug]: Firmware downloaded to disk 101swa:8.126L502 [NETAPP   X343_TA14E1T8A10 NA04] S/N [Y9XXXXXXXX9D] successfully.
- Multiple disks are not responding after the disk firmware upgrade
 
[Node-01: config_thread: raid.config.filesystem.disk.not.responding:notice]: File system Disk /root_aggr101b/plex0/rg0/101swb:9.126L528 Shelf 60 Bay 1 [NETAPP   X343_TA14E1T8A10 NA02] S/N [Y9XXXXXXXX9D] UID [50000399:C803BE30:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000] is not responding.
[Node-01: config_thread: raid.rg.degraded:notice]: : Raid group /root_aggr101b/plex0/rg0 is degraded
[Node-01: config_thread: callhome.fdsk.noio:error]: Call home for FILESYSTEM DISK NOT RESPONDING
[Node-01: config_thread: raid.config.spare.disk.not.responding:notice]: Spare Disk 101swb:8.126L511 Shelf 60 Bay 10 [NETAPP   X343_TA14E1T8A10 NA04] S/N [Y920XXXXXX9D] UID [50000399:C803C028:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000] is not responding.
[Node-01: config_thread: callhome.sdsk.noio:error]: Call home for SPARE DISK NOT RESPONDING
- The disks are reported as not responding only from one node:
 
::> system node run -node <node> sysconfig -r
Local broken disks
RAID Disk           Device               HA  SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type  RPM  Used (MB/blks)    Phys (MB/blks)
---------           ------               ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- --------------    --------------
not responding      101swa:8.126L502     2a    60  1   FC:A   0   SAS 10000 1713523/3509295616 1716957/3516328368
not responding      101swa:8.126L503     2a    60  2   FC:A   0   SAS 10000 1713523/3509295616 1716957/3516328368
not responding      101swa:8.126L510     2a    60  9   FC:A   0   SAS 10000 1713523/3509295616 1716957/3516328368
not responding      101swa:8.126L511     2a    60  10  FC:A   0   SAS 10000 1713523/3509295616 1716957/3516328368
not responding      101swa:8.126L1037    2a    91  10  FC:A   0  FSAS  7200 3807816/7798408704 3815447/7814037168
not responding      101swa:8.126L1038    2a    91  11  FC:A   0  FSAS  7200 3807816/7798408704 3815447/7814037168
- The syncmirror plex failed alert may be received if multiple drives are missing from the same plex:
 
[Node-01: config_thread: raid.vol.mirror.degraded:alert]: Aggregate root_aggr101b is mirrored and one plex has failed. It is no longer protected by mirroring.
[Node-01: config_thread: callhome.syncm.plex:alert]: Call home for SYNCMIRROR PLEX FAILED
- These disks are in normal status when checked from the other nodes.
 
