Complete the following steps to uncompress and install the system files.
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Action
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Map a drive to the filer's root volume
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1
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From the administration host, right-click the My Computer icon and select Map Network Drive.
Results
The Map Drive dialog box appears.
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2
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In the dialog box, select a drive letter; for example:
N:
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3
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In the Path field of the dialog box, enter the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path; the UNC consists of two backslashes, the name of the filer, a backslash, and the name assigned to the hidden share of the filer's root directory (C$).
Example:
\\toaster\c$
Note: If the dialog box contains a Connect As field, leave the field unchanged.
If the dialog box contains a Reconnect at Login check box, leave the box unchecked.
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4
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Click OK.
Results
The drive letter is mapped to the filer's root volume.
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Uncompress and install the system files
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5
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Click the Start button on the task bar, then select Run.
Results
The Run dialog box appears.
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6
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Click the Browse button.
Results
The Browse window appears.
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7
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Use the Browse window to locate the setup file you downloaded, then double-click the file name.
Results:
The WinZip dialog box appears.
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8
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In the WinZip dialog box, insert the drive letter you chose for the filer's root directory. Leave the other options unchanged. Make sure that both the Overwrite Files Without Prompting and When Done Unzipping Run check boxes are checked.
For example, if you chose drive N in Step 2, replace <DRIVE>:\ETC with the following path:
N:\ETC
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9
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Click the Unzip button.
Results:
In the dialog box's lower panel, confirming messages are displayed as files are uncompressed and installed on the filer.
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10
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Enter the following command at the filer's command prompt to copy the executable file to the hard disk boot area of each of the filer's disks:
download
Note: You can enter the command either at the filer console or from a telnet connection to the filer.
Results
When the executable file has been copied to the filer's disks, the command prompt reappears--the download command displays a series of dots showing the progress and a message that the download has been completed.
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11
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Enter the following command at the filer's command prompt to reboot the filer:
reboot
Results
The filer console displays the copyright notice followed by the Data ONTAP release number. The software upgrade is complete.
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