Tim,
Thanks for the information. That worked for me. I was unclear about what image to use for what. I ultimately used the regular install image instead of the netboot image. Just to possibly save someone else some trouble, here are the basic steps:
1. Set up a http server and put the proper install image, not netboot image, in a directory and unpack it. 2. Boot using the boot_ontap. 3. Go to the special boot menu. 4. Select the option to install software 5. Answer the questions to get the network configured. 6. Give it the url to the location of the directory where you unpacked the file, including pointing to the kernel file. I had to prefix http:// in front of the IP address of my host. 7. Pretty much let it run, reboot when it asks, then shut it down.
I did forget to set the proper timezone. I expected it to pull up everything from the existing root disk and configuration files. I'll run through setup to see if anything else got missed.
Thanks for the help.
Jeff
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 1:55 PM, tmac tmacmd@gmail.com wrote:
From what I could gather, if you netboot, you cannot write to the cfcard...it stays RO until you boot from the cfcard. As long as you netboot, software update will fail as the cfcard stays RO even after ONTAP loads. (I did a netboot, tried boot without /etc/rc, configured the network and software install failed dure to RO cfcard)
Once you boot from the cfcard, it becomes RW again, you can choose the option to install software and update the image on the card via an onboard e0 interface.
--tmac
*Tim McCarthy* *Principal Consultant*
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On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Jeff Cleverley < jeff.cleverley@avagotech.com> wrote:
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 1:30 PM, tmac tmacmd@gmail.com wrote:
really? I did that too...
I got the netboot file, extracted it.
ifconfig e0a -addr=my.ip -mask=my.mask -gw=my.gw netboot http://web.server/path/to/kernel
It boots, but the downside is that the cfcard becomes read only and you cannot update.
That is probably what was wrong with my other cards and why I couldn't get them to update the image. Do the cards ever become r/w again? I assume a software update will do that.
So, you reboot off the cfcard and install the software before letting ONTAP take control.
Did you mean boot from the cfcard or do I have to reboot after the first time I netboot?
Thanks,
Jeff
Maybe that is why it is "not supported"?
--tmac
*Tim McCarthy* *Principal Consultant*
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On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Jeff Cleverley < jeff.cleverley@avagotech.com> wrote:
Tim,
I'll give it a try. I tried doing the same thing a few months ago on a 6080 and it wouldn't update the flash. I had my doubts about those flash cards anyway. I also thought I saw netbooting 8.x wasn't supported, but I guess this is just updating the flash anyway.
Thanks for the tip.
Jeff
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 1:12 PM, tmac tmacmd@gmail.com wrote:
I just did this yesterday...
if you connect e0a or e0b to the network, boot off the compact flash and interrupt the boot process after the LOADER but before ONTAP finishes loading (i.e. when the square box shows up that says to press control-c to interrupt the boot process)
Then choose the option to install new software. It will ask which interface and may need to reboot in which case, repeat again It will also ask for the URL to the software (have the tgz file on a local http server) and a username (just hit return if not needed)
This should install the latest OS on the boot device and ask to reboot .
FYI, netapp just release a new BIOS/LOADER for the FAS3140 (and a bunch of the newer platforms) Be sure to update that and if your RLM is less than 4.1, update it to current also.
--tmac
*Tim McCarthy* *Principal Consultant*
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On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Jeff Cleverley < jeff.cleverley@avagotech.com> wrote:
Greetings,
I'm replacing a 3140 with a 3270 stand-alone NearStore replacement. The current 3140 OS is 8.1.2P3 and the new head shipped with 8.1.2. Is that going to be close enough for the system to boot from the old system root disk, or does it have to be an exact match? If there is a way to modify the boot config from the command line instead of pulling the compact flash, I'd be OK with that also.
Thanks,
Jeff
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