dfu.mallocfailed events
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dfu.mallocFailed
- Severity
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ALERT
- Description
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This message occurs when Data ONTAP® cannot allocate memory to read the disk firmware file and aborts the disk firmware update.
- Corrective Action
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Inability to allocate memory for this action indicates a failure within Data ONTAP. Take a core for reference, and then open a support case to address the underlying issue. The reboot process when you take the core resolves the immediate problem.
- Syslog Message
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Cannot allocate memory to read disk firmware file %s; disk firmware update aborted.
- Parameters
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filename (STRING): Name of the disk firmware file.