Shut down the controller - AFF A700s
After completing the NVE or NSE tasks, you need to complete the shutdown of the
impaired controller.
Steps
a. Take the impaired controller to the LOADER prompt:
If the impaired controller
displays…
Then…
The LOADER prompt
Go to Remove controller module.
Waiting for giveback…
Press Ctrl-C, and then respond
y
when prompted.
System prompt or password
prompt (enter system password)
Take over or halt the impaired controller from the healthy controller:
storage failover takeover -ofnode
impaired_node_name
When the impaired controller shows Waiting for giveback…, press
Ctrl-C, and then respond
y
.
1. From the LOADER prompt, enter:
printenv
to capture all boot environmental variables. Save the
output to your log file.
This command may not work if the boot device is corrupted or non-functional.
Replace the boot media - AFF A700s
You must remove the controller module from the chassis, open it, and then replace the
failed boot media.
Step 1: Remove the controller module
You must remove the controller module from the chassis when you replace the controller
module or replace a component inside the controller module.
1. If you are not already grounded, properly ground yourself.
2. Loosen the hook and loop strap binding the cables to the cable management device, and then unplug the
system cables and SFPs (if needed) from the controller module, keeping track of where the cables were
connected.
Leave the cables in the cable management device so that when you reinstall the cable management
device, the cables are organized.
3. Unplug the controller module power supply from the source, and then unplug the cable from the power
supply.
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