Boot the recovery image - ASA A250
You must boot the ONTAP image from the USB drive, restore the file system, and verify the environmental variables.
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From the LOADER prompt, boot the recovery image from the USB flash drive:
boot_recovery
The image is downloaded from the USB flash drive.
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When prompted, either enter the name of the image or accept the default image displayed inside the brackets on your screen.
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Restore the
var
file system:If your system has… Then… A network connection
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Press
y
when prompted to restore the backup configuration. -
Set the healthy controller to advanced privilege level:
set -privilege advanced
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Run the restore backup command:
system node restore-backup -node local -target-address impaired_node_IP_address
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Return the controller to admin level:
set -privilege admin
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Press
y
when prompted to use the restored configuration. -
Press
y
when prompted to reboot the controller.
No network connection
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Press
n
when prompted to restore the backup configuration. -
Reboot the system when prompted by the system.
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Select the Update flash from backup config (sync flash) option from the displayed menu.
If you are prompted to continue with the update, press
y
.
No network connection and is in a MetroCluster IP configuration
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Press
n
when prompted to restore the backup configuration. -
Reboot the system when prompted by the system.
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Wait for the iSCSI storage connections to connect.
You can proceed after you see the following messages:
date-and-time [node-name:iscsi.session.stateChanged:notice]: iSCSI session state is changed to Connected for the target iSCSI-target (type: dr_auxiliary, address: ip-address). date-and-time [node-name:iscsi.session.stateChanged:notice]: iSCSI session state is changed to Connected for the target iSCSI-target (type: dr_partner, address: ip-address). date-and-time [node-name:iscsi.session.stateChanged:notice]: iSCSI session state is changed to Connected for the target iSCSI-target (type: dr_auxiliary, address: ip-address). date-and-time [node-name:iscsi.session.stateChanged:notice]: iSCSI session state is changed to Connected for the target iSCSI-target (type: dr_partner, address: ip-address).
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Select the Update flash from backup config (sync flash) option from the displayed menu.
If you are prompted to continue with the update, press
y
.
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Ensure that the environmental variables are set as expected:
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Take the controller to the LOADER prompt.
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Check the environment variable settings with the
printenv
command. -
If an environment variable is not set as expected, modify it with the
setenv environment_variable_name changed_value
command. -
Save your changes using the
saveenv
command.
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The next depends on your system configuration:
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If your system has onboard keymanager, NSE or NVE configured, go to Restore OKM, NSE, and NVE as needed
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If your system does not have onboard keymanager, NSE or NVE configured, complete the steps in this section.
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From the LOADER prompt, enter the
boot_ontap
command.If you see… Then… The login prompt
Go to the next Step.
Waiting for giveback…
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Log into the partner controller.
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Confirm the target controller is ready for giveback with the
storage failover show
command.
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Connect the console cable to the partner controller.
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Give back the controller using the
storage failover giveback -fromnode local
command. -
At the cluster prompt, check the logical interfaces with the
net int -is-home false
command.If any interfaces are listed as "false", revert those interfaces back to their home port using the
net int revert
command. -
Move the console cable to the repaired controller and run the
version -v
command to check the ONTAP versions. -
Restore automatic giveback if you disabled it by using the
storage failover modify -node local -auto-giveback true
command.