NetApp Ontap Upgrade: Single Node Controller.

Upgrading Ontap version on a single node controller.

Download the required Ontap version from support.netapp.com

Copy the zipped copy as it is to /vol/vol0/etc/softwares

You can use either CIFS or NFS

One more option is to use a web server to copy the file.

Once the software is copied, check software list

filer1> software list

813_q_image_FAS6070.tgz

RLM_FW41.zip

811P2_q_image.tgz

812P1_q_image.tgz

81_q_image.tgz

811P1_q_image.tgz

30802414.zip

813P3_q_image.tgz

RLM_FW40.zip

I downloaded and copied 813P3_q_image.tgz, which is now available in the software list.

Once confirmed, user software update to update the image as the primary image.

filer1> software update 813P3_q_image.tgz -r

software: You can cancel this operation by hitting Ctrl-C in the next 6 seconds.

software: Depending on system load, it may take many minutes

software: to complete this operation. Until it finishes, you will

software: not be able to use the console.

Software update started on node filer1. Updating image1 package: file://localhost/mroot/etc/software/813P3_q_image.tgz current image: image2Mon

Listing package contents.

Decompressing package contents.

Invoking script (validation phase).

INSTALL running in check only mode

Mode of operation is UPDATE

Current image is image2

Alternate image is image1

Available space on boot device is 727 MB

Required  space on boot device is 265 MB

Kernel binary matches install machine type

Package MD5 checksums pass

Versions are compatible

Invoking script (install phase). This may take up to 30 minutes.

Mode of operation is UPDATE

Current image is image2

Alternate image is image1

Available space on boot device is 727 MB

Required  space on boot device is 265 MB

Kernel binary matches install machine type

Package MD5 checksums pass

Versions are compatible

Getting ready to install image

Syncing device...

Extracting to /cfcard/x86_64/freebsd/image1...

x BUILD

x CHECKSUM

x COMPAT.TXT

x INSTALL

x README.TXT

x VERSION

x cap.xml

x diags.tgz

x kernel

x perl.tgz

x platform.ko

x platfs.imgMon

x rootfs.img

Installed MD5 checksums pass

Installing diagnostics and firmware files

Installation complete. image1 updated on node filer1.

image1 will be set as the default boot image after a clean shutdown.

software: installation of 813P3_q_image.tgz completed.

[filer1:cmds.software.installDone:info]: Software: Installation of 813P3_q_image.tgz was completed.

 20 19:43:23 EET [filer1:cmds.software.installDone:info]: Software: Installation of 813P3_q_image.tgz was completed.

Please type "reboot" for the changes to take effect.

filer1> reboot

reboot

Total number of connected CIFS users: 2

     Total number of open CIFS files: 0

Warning: Terminating CIFS service while files are open may cause data loss!!

Enter the number of minutes to wait before disconnecting [5]: 1Waiting for PIDS: 1913.

Waiting for PIDS: 640.

Waiting for PIDS: 617.

Setting default boot image to image1... done.

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Jan 20 Uptime: 27d3h42m42s

Top Shutdown Times (ms): {shutdown_wafl=8576(multivol=0, sfsr=0, abort_scan=0, snapshot=0, start=323, sync1=401, sync2=2, mark_fs=7850), shutdown_snapvault=4100, if_reset=2137, shutdown_raid=1125, shutdown_snapmirror=309, shutdown_dense=30, emsmisc_dump_buffer=28, shutdown_fm=28, nfs_off_all_vfilers=17, wafl_sync=11}

Shutdown duration (ms): {CIFS=17385, NFS=12926, ISCSI=12926, FCP=12926}

System rebooting...

Once the filer reboots, check the version with command version. The filer would be upgraded.