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