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Automated boot recovery - ASA A70 and ASA A90

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Restore the ONTAP image from the partner node when the boot media is corrupted.

About this task

If a node's boot media is corrupted, the boot process will halt at the LOADER prompt and display boot error messages.

When you encounter these boot error messages, you need to restore the ONTAP image from the partner node.

Show example of boot error messages 
Can't find primary boot device u0a.0
Can't find backup boot device u0a.1
ACPI RSDP Found at 0x777fe014

Starting AUTOBOOT press Ctrl-C to abort...
Could not load fat://boot0/X86_64/freebsd/image1/kernel: Device not found

ERROR: Error booting OS on: 'boot0' file: fat://boot0/X86_64/Linux/image1/vmlinuz (boot0, fat)
ERROR: Error booting OS on: 'boot0' file: fat://boot0/X86_64/freebsd/image1/kernel (boot0, fat)

Autoboot of PRIMARY image failed. Device not found (-6)
LOADER-A>
Steps

  1. From the LOADER prompt, enter the command:

    boot_recovery -partner

    The screen displays the following message:

    Starting boot media recovery (BMR) process. Press Ctrl-C to abort…

  2. Monitor the boot media recovery process as LOADER configures the local cluster ports and executes netboot from the partner node.

    When netboot is running, the Starting BMR message displays.

  3. Depending on the encryption method, select the option that matches your single-node configuration:

    No Encryption

    If no encryption is detected, the boot media recovery process continues without requiring key management.

    Continue to monitor the recovery process as it restores the backup config, env file, mdb, and rdb from the partner node.

    When the recovery process is complete, the node will reboot. The following messages indicate a successful recovery:

    varfs_backup_restore: update checksum for varfs.tgz
varfs_backup_restore: restore using /cfcard/x86_64/freebsd/oldvarfs.tgz
varfs_backup_restore: Rebooting to load the new varfs
.
Terminated
varfs_backup_restore: bootarg.abandon_varfs is set! Skipping /var backup.
    Onboard Key Manager (OKM)

    If Onboard Key Manager (OKM) is detected, the system displays the following prompt.

    key manager is configured.
Entering Bootmenu Option 10...

This option must be used only in disaster recovery procedures. Are you sure? (y or n):

    1. From the Bootmenu Option prompt, enter Y to confirm you want to use the bootmedia recovery option.

    2. Enter the passphrase for onboard key manager when prompted, and enter the passphrase again to confirm.

      Show example of passphrase prompts 
      Enter the passphrase for onboard key management:
Enter the passphrase again to confirm:
Enter the backup data:
TmV0QXBwIEtleSBCbG9iAAECAAAEAAAAcAEAAAAAAAA3yR6UAAAAACEAAAAAAAAA
QAAAAAAAAACJz1u2AAAAAPX84XY5AU0p4Jcb9t8wiwOZoqyJPJ4L6/j5FHJ9yj/w
RVDO1sZB1E4HO79/zYc82nBwtiHaSPWCbkCrMWuQQDsiAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAA
3WTh7gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAgAZJEIWvdeHr5RCAvHGclo+wAAAAAAAAAA
IgAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAEOTcR0AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAJAGr3tJA/LRzU
QRHwv+1aWvAAAAAAAAAAACQAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAABHVFpxAAAAAHUgdVq0EKNp
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    3. Continue to monitor the recovery process as it restores the backup config, env file, mdb, and rdb from the partner node.

      When the recovery process is complete, the node will reboot. The following messages indicate a successful recovery:

      Trying to recover keymanager secrets....
Setting recovery material for the onboard key manager
Recovery secrets set successfully
Trying to delete any existing km_onboard.wkeydb file.

Successfully recovered keymanager secrets.
    External Key Manager (EKM)

    If EKM is configured, the system displays the following prompt.

    Error when fetching key manager config from partner <IP>: 28

Has key manager been configured on this system? {y|n}

    1. Enter Y if EKM has been configured.

      key manager is configured.
Entering Bootmenu Option 11...

      You'll be prompted for the EKM settings that were initially used during setup.

    2. Enter each EKM configuration setting when prompted.

    3. Verify that the attributes for the Cluster UUID and the Keystore UUID are correct.

      • On the partner node, retrieve the Cluster UUID using the following command.

        cluster identity show

      • On the partner node, retrieve the Keystore UUID using the following commands.

        vserver show -type admin

        key-manager keystore show -vserver <nodename>

      • If the partner node is unavailable, use the Mroot-AK key to retrieve the UUID:

        • For the Cluster UUID, enter the following command:

          x-NETAPP-ClusterName: <cluster name>

        • For the Keystore UUID, enter the following command:

          x-NETAPP-KeyUsage: MROOT-AK

    4. Enter the values for Keystore UUID and Cluster UUID when prompted.

    5. Depending on whether the key is successfully restored, take one of the following actions:

      • If the key is successfully restored, the recovery process continues and reboots the node. Proceed to step 4.

      • If the key is not successfully restored, the system will halt and display error and warning messages. Rerun the recovery process.

        Show example of key recovery error and warning messages 
        ERROR: kmip_init: halting this system with encrypted mroot...

WARNING: kmip_init: authentication keys might not be available.

System cannot connect to key managers.

ERROR: kmip_init: halting this system with encrypted mroot...

Terminated

Uptime: 11m32s

System halting...

LOADER-B>

  1. When the node reboots, verify the boot media recovery was successful by confirming that the system is back online and operational.

  2. Return the impaired controller to normal operation by giving back its storage:

    storage failover giveback -ofnode impaired_node_name.

  3. If automatic giveback was disabled, reenable it:

    storage failover modify -node local -auto-giveback true.

  4. If AutoSupport is enabled, restore automatic case creation:

    system node autosupport invoke -node * -type all -message MAINT=END.