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How To Reimage A Node Using A USB Flash Drive

This document provides instructions for reimaging an Isilon node using a USB flash drive. The procedure involves confirming the node is not in a cluster, connecting it to the management port, inserting a USB flash drive containing the OneFS image, and allowing the node to reimage itself by formatting partitions and installing OneFS. Caution is noted, as reimaging will erase all data on the node.

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How To Reimage A Node Using A USB Flash Drive

This document provides instructions for reimaging an Isilon node using a USB flash drive. The procedure involves confirming the node is not in a cluster, connecting it to the management port, inserting a USB flash drive containing the OneFS image, and allowing the node to reimage itself by formatting partitions and installing OneFS. Caution is noted, as reimaging will erase all data on the node.

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OneFS: How to reimage a node using a USB flash drive(000306551)

Last Published: Mon Jun 20 15:19:39 GMT


Version: 5 Article Type: How To Audience: Level 30 = Customers
2016
Summary:

Instructions:
Introduction

This article describes how to reimage an Isilon node using a USB flash drive.

CAUTION!
This procedure should only be performed on a node that is not currently a member of a cluster. This
includes a node that requires a new installation of OneFS or a node that has been completely smartfailed
and removed from an active cluster.

Procedure

CAUTION!
Performing this procedure will erase all data on the node.

1. Confirm that the node is not joined to the cluster using the OneFS web administration interface and
checking the cluster status, or by running the isi status command from the command line. For
more information, see the "View node status" section of the OneFS Administration Guide (for
OneFS 6.5 and earlier, see the OneFS User Guide).
2. Connect to the management port of the node using a null modem cable. For additional information,
see Isilon: How to connect to the management port of a node, 16744 .
3. If the node is already powered off, proceed to Step 4; otherwise, do one of the following:

• If the node is powered on and displays a login prompt, log on using the "root" account and
run the following command:

shutdown -p now

• If the node is at the configuration wizard, select option 3 to Exit wizard and
configure manually. At the >>> prompt, type shutdown to power down the node.

4. Insert the USB flash drive into one of the two USB ports on the back of the node.

NOTE
Some node models do not have enough space to fit both a USB flash drive and a null modem
cable. You might need a USB extension cable to plug the USB flash drive into.

5. Power on the node by pressing the power button. The node should mount the USB flash drive and
start up from it.
6. At the prompt asking Are you sure you want to proceed?, do one of the following:

• If you do not want to reimage the node, type no, press ENTER, and then complete the
following steps:

1. At the prompt asking you to confirm a new path for shell, press ENTER to accept
the default /bin/sh.
2. Power down the node by running the following command:
/sbin/shutdown -p now
3. When the node has powered down, remove the USB flash drive.

• If you want to reimage the node, type yes and press ENTER.
The system displays a Please wait message. When the process completes, the node
powers down.

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7. When the node has powered down, remove the USB flash drive.
8. Power on the node by pressing the power button.
9. At the prompt asking you to confirm that you want to format the /ifs partition on all drives, type yes
and press ENTER.

IMPORTANT!
If you do not type yes, the node does not fully reimage itself and some previous configuration data
might remain on the system.

A series of dots fills the screen until the format is complete. When finished, the node returns to the
factory default prompt asking for a new root password.

Primary Product: Isilon

Product: Isilon,Isilon OneFS,Isilon OneFS 6.0,Isilon OneFS 6.5,Isilon OneFS 7.0

Legacy Solution ID: emc14002805

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