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5. Stop the target node from rebooting by pressing Ctrl-C to stop the boot
process at the LOADER prompt when you see the following message:
Starting AUTOBOOT press Ctrl-C to abort
6. Configure your network connection.
If you have DHCP running on your network, enter the following command:
ifconfig e0a -auto
If you do not have DHCP running, configure the connection by entering the
following command:
ifconfig e0a -addr=filer_addr -mask=netmask -gw=gateway -dns=dns_addr
-domain=dns_domain
where:
v filer_addr is the IP address of the system.
v netmask is the network mask of the system.
v gateway is the gateway for the system.
v dns_addr is the IP address of a name server on your network.
v dns_domain is the DNS domain name.
7. Netboot your system by entering the following command at the LOADER
prompt:
netboot URL
where URL is the location of the remote boot image. It can be either an HTTP
or a TFTP network path.
8. Ignore all prompts during reboot until Waiting for Giveback appears.
9. Enter the following command from the partner node console: cf giveback
10. Select 1 from the Special Boot Menu to boot the node normally.
Note: You may need to press Enter to display the Special Boot Menu.
11. Determine what version of Data ONTAP the system is running by entering the
following command on the target node console: version
12. Start clustering by entering the following command from the partner node
console: cf giveback
13. Download the system files to the CompactFlash card by entering the following
command from the prompt: download
v If the download is successful, the following message is displayed on the
console: Operator requested download completed.
v If the download fails, the following message is displayed on the console:
Failed to open download script file /etc/boot/x86-64/kernel_1024.cmds:
No such file [download.requestDoneError:error]: Operator requested
download failed.
Complete the following substeps to correct this error:
a. Run the software install command by entering the following command:
software install url -f where url is the location of the setup.exe
command.
Attention: Use the following URL syntax if you need to specify a
username, password, host, or port to access files on the HTTP server using
Basic Access Authentication (RFC2617): http://
username:password@host:port/path
b. Download the system files to the CompactFlash card by entering the
following command from the prompt, but do not reboot the system when
prompted to do so: download
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