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NAME

download - install new version of Data ONTAP

SYNOPSIS

download

DESCRIPTION

download copies Data ONTAP executable files from the /etc/boot directory to the filer's boot block on the disks from which the filer boots.

To install a new version of Data ONTAP, extract the files for the new release onto the filer from either a CIFS or an NFS client that has write access to the filer's root directory. For more information about how to install files for the new release, see the upgrade instructions that accompany each release.

After the filer reboots, you can verify the version of the newly installed software with the version command.

CLUSTER CONSIDERATIONS

When the filers are not in takeover mode, the download command only applies to the filer on which you enter the command. When the filers are in takeover mode, you can enter the download command in partner mode on the live filer to download the Data ONTAP executable files from the partner's /etc/boot directory to the partner's disks. Under no circumstances does it work for you to enter the download command once to download the executable files to both filers in a cluster. Therefore, when you upgrade the software on a cluster, you must enter the download command on each filer after installing the system files on each filer. This way, both filers will reboot with the same Data ONTAP(tm) version.

FILES

/etc/boot
directory of Data ONTAP executables /etc/boot/netapp_4.0-x86 executable for Data ONTAP 4.0 on filers with x86 processors /etc/boot/netapp_4.0-alpha executable for Data ONTAP 4.0 on filers with Alpha processors /etc/boot/netapp-x86 symbolic link to current version of Data ONTAP for filers with x86 processors /etc/boot/netapp-alpha symbolic link to current version of Data ONTAP for filers with Alpha processors
/etc/boot/0-x86
first stage boot code and boot FCode for filers with x86 processors
/etc/boot/1-x86
second stage boot code for filers with x86 processors /etc/boot/fc-hard-alpha boot FCode for filers with Alpha processors
/etc/boot/1-alpha
second stage boot code for filers with Alpha processors

SEE ALSO

na_partner(1), na_version(1), na_boot(5).

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