Isilon PowerScale: Reimage process fails with stop boot condition reached
Summary: Unable to reimage an Isilon or PowerScale node due to dirty partitions.
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Symptoms
When reimaging an Isilon or PowerScale node, a message similar to this is displayed:
Unable to pull files from None backup Installation config method is PSF: Unable to pull secondary backup files Installation config method is PSF: Copying PSI config files Unable to /sbin/mount /dev/mirror/mfg on /mfg PSF file path /mfg/psi/psf.json unmounted primary backup; mount attempt failed stop_boot condition reached, but OneFS install flag set. Aborting. Failed to copy PSI config files: Chassis is missing a PSI receipt. A receipt must be provided before the boot will be allowed to continue. [: -ne: unexpected operator eval: cannot create /opt/dell/srvadmin/iSM/etc/ini/software-package.ini: No such file or directory eval: cannot create /opt/dell/srvadmin/iSM/etc/ini/software-package.ini: No such file or directory eval: /opt/dell/srvadmin/iSM/bin/Invoke-iSMPKIHelper: not found Starting background file system checks in 60 seconds. Thu Mar 28 21:44:58 GMT 2024 Isilon OneFS/amd64 (isi-bsd) (ttyu0) login:
Cause
The mirrors were previously marked as dirty and need a file system check to resolve.
Resolution
Log in to the operating system with the username of root and password of a then run:
fsck -y -t ufs /dev/mirror/*
If the command indicates it has repaired any of the mirrors, re-run the command. Continue to re-run the command until the mirrors report no changes.
Once the mirrors are marked as clean, reboot the node and the reimage process should complete. If the reimage process continues to have issues, contact support.
Affected Products
Isilon Gen6.5, Isilon Gen6Article Properties
Article Number: 000223642
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2024
Version: 1
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