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Requirements to replace the boot media - AFF A1K

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Before replacing the boot media in your AFF A1K system, ensure you meet the necessary requirements for a successful replacement. This includes making sure you have a USB flash drive with the appropriate amount of storage and verifying that you have the correct replacement boot device.

Review the following requirements.

  • You must have a USB flash drive, formatted to FAT32, with the appropriate amount of storage to hold the image_xxx.tgz file.

  • You must copy the image_xxx.tgz file to the USB flash drive for later use in this procedure.

  • You must replace the failed component with a replacement component you received NetApp.

  • It is important that you apply the commands in these steps on the correct controller:

    • The impaired controller is the controller on which you are performing maintenance.

    • The healthy controller is the HA partner of the impaired controller.

What's next?

After you've reviewed the requirements to replace the boot media, you need to check encryption key support and status on the boot media.