You upgrade a single system by updating the system software and updating its firmware, and then rebooting.
The following prerequisites must be satisfied.
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Have already installed system files | At the console of each system, enter the following command to activate the new code on the storage system's boot device: download The download command provides an acknowledgment similar to the following: Tue Jun 19 10:03:22 GMT [download.request:notice]: Operator requested download initiated download: Downloading boot device ...................... download: Downloading boot device (Service Area) Then a message similar to the following appears: Tues Jun 19 10:11:51 GMT [download.requestDone:notice]: Operator requested download completed The storage system console is unavailable until the download procedure is complete. |
Are installing and downloading system files in the same operation | At the console of each system, enter the following command:
software update
file_name -r When you use the software update command without the -d option, the download command is executed by default, activating the new code on the storage system's boot device. |
Activating Data ONTAP 8.x software images with the download command takes significantly longer than on earlier releases. The process for Data ONTAP 8.x usually finishes in 20 to 60 minutes.
After the system shuts down, the boot environment prompt appears.
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Do not see this warning | BIOS firmware is updated automatically if needed. At the boot environment prompt, enter the following command to reboot the system using the new software and, if applicable, the new firmware: bye |
See this warning | You must update BIOS firmware manually. After the new BIOS system firmware is installed, future system firmware updates take place automatically.
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