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Upgrading and downgrading the Data ONTAP-v administration tool

You can upgrade dvadmin when a new version becomes available. You can downgrade to an older version if you have problems with the new version.

The dvadmin version is paired with a specific version of Data ONTAP software. dvadmin 1.1.1, for example, is optimized to work with Data ONTAP 8.1.2. This means that dvadmin 1.1.1 should be used with Data ONTAP Edge 8.1.2. If you upgrade your Data ONTAP Edge system to a newer version of Data ONTAP software, for example 8.2.0, you need to be aware that you may also have to upgrade your dvadmin software. In this case, you would need to upgrade dvadmin to version 1.2.0.

If you do have to upgrade dvadmin, you should install the upgrade after the new version of Data ONTAP software has been installed. See the Data ONTAP Upgrade and Revert/Downgrade Guide for 7-Mode for upgrade prerequisites and for the steps to upgrade your Data ONTAP software.

Note: Upgrading your Data ONTAP Edge system with a new Data ONTAP software release requires a Data ONTAP .tgz image. You download the .tgz file from the Data ONTAP Edge page on the NetApp Support Site at support.netapp.com.