The system is reimaged... SPa boots up fine now.  In the end I needed to use SPb to run the utility partition to do the reimage.
System is out of warranty and a lab system, its working but i want to reload the image on it because some configuration won't let me delete it.  I boot it up with serial cable attached, and hit ctrl-c and per "Backrev Array" solution it's supposed to do a Minisetup and reboot a few times. It never reboots it just sits at the "int13 - EXTENDED READ (4000)" and never goes further. I rebooted it manually myself and try to start the process again but I just get this... any ideas?  ABCDabcdEFabcd  << Stopping after POST >>  GabcdefHabcdefIabcdefJabcdeKLabMabNabOabcPQRSTUVWabXYabZAABBCCabDDabcEEabcFFabcGGabcHHabcIIabJJabKKLLMMNNOOPPQQRRSSTTUUVVWWXX   ************************************************************ *                 Extended POST Messages ************************************************************   INFORMATION: POST Start INFORMATION: MCU Operating mode changed from Linux to Clariion INFORMATION: PSB not present ************************************************************     EndTime: 10/28/2018 15:29:59     .... Storage System Failure - Contact your Service Representative ...   ******* Enclosure: 0x0008000B : Added to Table Motherboard: 0x00130009 : Added to Table Memory: 0x00000001 DIMM 0: 0x00000001 DIMM 1: 0x00000001 DIMM 2: 0x00000001 Mezzanine: 0x00100007 I/O Module 0: 0x00000001 : Added to Table I/O Module 1: 0x00000001 : Added to Table Power Supply A: 0x000B0014 Power Supply B: 0x00000001 0x00130009: MCU 0540 0x00130009: CMDAPP 0504 0x00130009: CMDTABLE 0096 0x00130009: CMDBOOT 0002 0x00130009: PLX 0305 0x000B0014: PS FW 0027     Checksum valid     Relocating Data Directory Boot Service (DDBS: Rev. 05.03)...     DDBS: K10_REBOOT_DATA: Count = 1 DDBS: K10_REBOOT_DATA: State = 0 DDBS: K10_REBOOT_DATA: ForceDegradedMode = 0 DDBS: **** WARNING: SP rebooted unexpectedly before completing MiniSetup on the Utility Partition.   DDBS: MDDE (Rev 600) on disk 1 DDBS: MDDE (Rev 600) on disk 3   DDBS: MDB read from both disks. DDBS: Chassis and disk WWN seeds match. DDBS: First disk is valid for boot. DDBS: Second disk is valid for boot. Utility Partition image (0x0040000F) located at sector LBA 0x1453D802     Disk Set: 1 3   Total Sectors: 0x013BA000   Relative Sectors: 0x00000800   Calculated mirror drive geometry: Sectors: 63 Heads: 255 Cylinders: 1287 Capacity: 20686848 sectors   Total Sectors: 0x013BA000   Relative Sectors: 0x00000800   Calculated mirror drive geometry: Sectors: 63 Heads: 255 Cylinders: 1287 Capacity: 20686848 sectors   Stopping USB UHCI Controller...   Stopping USB UHCI Controller...     EndTime: 10/28/2018 15:33:37   int13 - RESET (1)   int13 - CHECK EXTENSIONS PRESENT (3)   int13 - CHECK EXTENSIONS PRESENT (5)   int13 - GET DRIVE PARAMETERS (Extended) (6)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (200)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (400)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (600)   int13 - READ PARAMETERS (800)   int13 - READ PARAMETERS (802)   int13 - DRIVE TYPE (803)   int13 - CHECK EXTENSIONS PRESENT (804)   int13 - GET DRIVE PARAMETERS (Extended) (805)   int13 - READ PARAMETERS (806)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (846)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (847)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (848)   int13 - READ PARAMETERS (964)   int13 - DRIVE TYPE (965)   int13 - CHECK EXTENSIONS PRESENT (966)   int13 - GET DRIVE PARAMETERS (Extended) (967)   int13 - READ PARAMETERS (968)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (997)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (998)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (999)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (1000)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (1012)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (1013)   int13 - EXTENDED WRITE (1014)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (1200)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (1400)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (1600)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (1800)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (2000)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (2200)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (2400)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (2600)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (2800)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (3000)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (3200)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (3400)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (3600)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (3800)   int13 - EXTENDED READ (4000)   It doesn't seem to ever go past this... so I cannot move on to the next steps in the solution.  any help or experience with this would be much appreciated!  -M
Unable to boot to utility partition on VNX5300, help!