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Upgrading single systems

You upgrade a single system by updating the system software and updating its firmware, and then rebooting.

Before you begin

The following prerequisites must be satisfied.

Steps

  1. Choose the following option depending on whether you have already installed new system files:
    If you... Then...
    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.

  2. Enter the following command to shut down the storage system:
    halt

    After the system shuts down, the boot environment prompt appears.

  3. After halting the system, check the Boot Loader messages for a warning similar to the following:
    Warning: The CompactFlash contains a newer firmware image (x.y.z). Please run 'update_flash' at the Loader prompt to update your system firmware (x.x.x).
    If you... Then...
    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.
    1. At the boot environment prompt, enter the following command to reset the system:
      bye
    2. To display the boot environment prompt at the system B console, press Ctrl-c at the system B console when instructed after the boot sequence starts.

      You can also display the boot environment prompt by pressing Ctrl-c at the system A console when the Waiting for giveback message appears at the console of system B. When prompted to halt the node, rather than wait, enter y.

    3. Enter the following command at the boot environment prompt:
      update_flash

      The system updates the firmware, displays several status messages, and displays the boot environment prompt.

    4. At the boot environment prompt, enter the following command to reboot the system using the new software and, if applicable, the new firmware:
      bye