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Installing software images

You can install software from an HTTP server or from a software image you copied to the storage system.

Step

  1. From the storage system prompt, enter the following command:
    software update {url|file_name} options

    • url is the URL of the HTTP server, subdirectory, and file name.
    • file_name is the name of the file you copied to the /etc/software directory.
    • options is one or more of the following:
      • The -d option prevents the download command from being run automatically after the system files are installed.
      • The -f option overwrites the existing image in the /etc/software directory when you install software from an HTTP server.
      • The -r option prevents the system from rebooting automatically after the download command has finished (default).
      • The -R option causes the system to reboot automatically after the download command has finished.

    Example

    Enter the following command to copy and install the image from your HTTP server, download the new system files to the boot device, and reboot the system:

    software update http://www.example.com/downloads/x86-64/820_v_image.tgz -R Enter the following command to install the image from the /etc/software directory, download the new system files to the boot device, and reboot the system:
    software update /etc/software/820_v_image.tgz -R

    Example

    When you use the software update command, a message similar to the following is displayed on your storage system console:

    software: You can cancel this operation by hitting Ctrl-C in the next 6 seconds.
    software: Depending on system load, it might take many minutes
    software: to complete this operation. Until it finishes, you will
    software: not be able to use the console.
    software: copying to <filename>
    software: 100% file read from location.
    software: /etc/software/<filename> has been copied.
    software: installing software, this could take a few minutes...
    software: Data ONTAP Package Manager Verifier 1
    software: Validating metadata entries in /etc/boot/NPM_METADATA.txt
    software: Checking sha1 checksum of file checksum file: /etc/boot/NPM_FCSUM-pc.sha1.asc
    software: Checking sha1 file checksums in /etc/boot/NPM_FCSUM-pc.sha1.asc
    software: installation of <filename> completed.
    Mon Oct 2 13:26:17 PDT [filer: rc:info]: software: installation of <filename> completed.
    
    software: Reminder: You might need to upgrade Volume SnapMirror destination
    software: filers associated with this filer. Volume SnapMirror can not mirror
    software: if the version of ONTAP on the source filer is newer than that on 
    software: the destination filer.
    Mon Oct 2 13:26:17 PDT [filer: download.request:notice]