System messages at startup

Types of startup messages  

When you power on the C3100/C6100 the system console and LCD display two types of startup messages:

• Power-On Self-Test (POST) messages
• Boot messages

POST messages  

When you turn on the power, the C3100/C6100 checks the hardware on the motherboard by running a series of POSTs from the PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory). The exact messages that appear on your system console depend on your system configuration. Verify that the memory size displayed is what you expect for your C3100/C6100.

Example

The following is an example of the POST messages that appear on the C6100 system console:

Header

Intel Open Firmware by FirmWorks

Copyright 1995-2001 FirmWorks, Network Appliance.  All Rights 
Reserved.

Firmware release x.x_il

Press <DEL> to abort boot, <ESC> to skip POST

Post messages

Memory size is 3072 MB

Testing SIO

Testing LCD

Probing devices

Testing 3072 MB

Complete

Finding image...

Starting

Note
The C3100/C6100 LCD displays only the POST messages without the preceding header.

Boot messages  

The boot messages appear after the hardware passes all POSTs and the C3100/C6100 begins to load the operating system.

Example

The following message is an example of the boot message that appears on the system console when a C6100 is successfully started for the first time. The exact boot messages that appear on your system console depend on your system configuration.

NetApp Release x.x.x: Thu August 10 04:06:00: PST 2000

Copyright (c) 1992-2000 Network Appliance, Inc.

Starting boot on Thu August 10 23:42:47 GMT 2000

System ID: 0016777216 ()

slot 0: System Board

   Memory Size:        3 GB

slot 0: Ethernet Controller e0

   MAC Address:        00:c0:94:00:13:12 (auto-100tx-fd-up)

slot 1: Fibre Channel Host Adapter 3(Qlogic ISP2200)

   Firmware rev:   2.0.25

   Host Loop Id:   119

   FC Node Name:   2:100:00e08b:001bc1

   Cacheline size: 8       FC Packet size: 2048

   6 Disks: 102.0GB

   1 shelf with EDM

slot 3: Ethernet Controller e3

   MAC Address:        00:a0:92:f7:62:56 (tp-down)

slot 4: Fibre Channel Host Adapter 3(Qlogic ISP2200)

   Firmware rev:   2.0.25

   Host Loop Id:   119

   FC Node Name:   2:100:00e08b:001bc1

   Cacheline size: 8       FC Packet size: 2048

   6 Disks: 102.0GB

   1 shelf with EDM

slot 11: NVRAM

   Memory Size:        128 MB

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