Boot the recovery image - FAS8200
The procedure for booting the impaired node from the recovery image depends on
whether the system is in a two-node MetroCluster configuration.
Option 1: Most systems
You must boot the ONTAP image from the USB drive, restore the file system, and verify
the environmental variables.
This procedure applies to systems that are not in a two-node MetroCluster configuration.
Steps
1. From the LOADER prompt, boot the recovery image from the USB flash drive:
boot_recovery
The image is downloaded from the USB flash drive.
2. When prompted, either enter the name of the image or accept the default image displayed inside the
brackets on your screen.
3. Restore the var file system:
If your system has…
Then…
A network connection
a. Press
y
when prompted to restore the backup configuration.
b. Set the healthy node to advanced privilege level:
set
-privilege advanced
c. Run the restore backup command:
system node restore-
backup -node local -target-address
impaired_node_IP_address
d. Return the node to admin level:
set -privilege admin
e. Press
y
when prompted to use the restored configuration.
f. Press
y
when prompted to reboot the node.
No network connection
a. Press
n
when prompted to restore the backup configuration.
b. Reboot the system when prompted by the system.
c. 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
.
4. Ensure that the environmental variables are set as expected:
a. Take the node to the LOADER prompt.
b. Check the environment variable settings with the
printenv
command.
c. If an environment variable is not set as expected, modify it with the
setenv
environment-
variable-name
changed-value
command.
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