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If the system is at the LOADER prompt, go to substep b.
b.
Display the system environment variables by entering the following
command from the LOADER prompt on the console:
printenv
5. Compare the default environment variables with the list you made in
“Removing the CompactFlash card” on page 32.
v
If the variable values are the same, go to Step 6.
v If the variable values are different or need modification, complete the
following substeps:
a. Set the values of the individual variables by entering the following
command for each changed variable:
setenv variable_name
variable_value
b.
Verify the values of the variables by entering the following command
from the LOADER prompt:
printenv
6. Boot Data ONTAP after you have modified all variables by entering the
following command:
boot_ontap
7. Go to “Completing the replacement process.”
Completing the replacement process
Return the failed part to IBM. Contact IBM Service and Support at 1-800-IBM-SERV
(1-800-426-7378) for more information on the return procedure.
Replacing a CompactFlash card in an active/active
configuration running Data ONTAP 7.
x
The CompactFlash card stores a primary and secondary set of system files on it
(also called the
boot imag e) that the system uses when it boots. To replace the
CompactFlash card, you must complete a specific sequence of procedures.
Note: You can use this procedure only with systems in an active/active
configuration that are running Data ONTAP 7. x . If your system is a
single-controller system, use the procedure in “Replacing a CompactFlash card in a
single-controller system running Data ONTAP 7.
x ” on page 32.
This section describes how to perform the following tasks:
v
“Removing the CompactFlash card”
v
“Installing and placing system files on the CompactFlash card” on page 36
v
“Restoring environment variables on the CompactFlash card” on page 39
v
“Restoring onboard Fibre Channel port configuration on the CompactFlash card”
on page 39
v
“Completing the replacement process”
Removing the CompactFlash card
This section describes the following tasks:
v
“Shutting down the target node”
v “Retrieving the environment and Fibre Channel port configuration variables” on
page 36
Shutting down the target node
1. Check the status of the target node by entering the following command at the
system console of either node:
cf status
2. Take one of the following actions, based on the results of the
cf status
command:
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