Startup messages

Startup sequence

When you apply power to the storage engine, it executes a series of tests on the system components. Samples of the output from a normal boot are found in the following sections:

Normal POST messages

POST is a series of tests run from the motherboard PROM. These tests check the hardware on the motherboard and differ depending on your system configuration. The following series of messages are examples of POST messages displayed on the console.

Header

Intel Open Firmware by FirmWorks

Copyright 1995-2003 FirmWorks, Network Appliance. All Rights 
Reserved.

Firmware release x.x_in

POST messages

Memory size is 6144 MB

Testing SIO

Testing LCD

Probing devices

Memory size: 6144MB

Testing 512MB

Complete

Finding image...

Loading /pc-card:1,\x86\kernel\primary.krn

Note
The storage engine LCD displays only the POST messages without the preceding header.

Normal boot messages

After the boot is successfully completed, the storage engine loads the operating system. The following message is an example of the boot message that appears on the system console at first boot. The exact boot messages that appear on your system console depend on your system configuration.

Wed Aug 13 22:55:05 GMT [fmmbx_instanceWorke:info]: Disk 11a.28 
is a primary mailbox disk

Wed Aug 13 22:55:05 GMT [fmmbx_instanceWorke:info]: normal 
mailbox instance on primary side

Wed Aug 13 22:55:11 GMT [raid.cksum.replay.summary:info]: 
Replayed 0 checksum blocks.

Wed Aug 13 22:55:11 GMT [raid.stripe.replay.summary:info]: 
Replayed 0 stripes.

Loading volume vol2

Loading volume vol1

Loading volume vol3

Loading volume vol0

.

.

.

Wed Aug 13 15:55:24 PDT [10/100-IV/e0:info]: Ethernet e0: Link 
up.

Wed Aug 13 15:55:24 PDT [10/100/1000-V/e5b:info]: Ethernet e5b: 
Link up.

add net default: gateway 172.16.161.1

NFS server is running.

Wed Aug 13 15:55:26 PDT [mgr.boot.disk_done:info]: NetApp 
Release X.X.X boot complete.  Last disk update written at Wed 
Aug 13 15:53:02 PDT 2003

Wed Aug 13 15:55:26 PDT [mgr.boot.reason_ok:notice]: System 
rebooted after power-on.

Wed Aug 13 15:55:26 PDT [main_proc:notice]: Starting Processor 
#1.

Wed Aug 13 15:55:26 PDT [main_proc:notice]: Processor 1 (APIC 
ID 6) started.

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