Possible upgrade issues

Why there might be issues

Because new features are introduced in each release of Data ONTAP, it is possible that you could encounter issues when upgrading. This is especially true if you are not upgrading from the immediately previous version of Data ONTAP.

For detailed information

The following sections discuss upgrade issues that you should be aware of before you decide whether to upgrade:

General issues
Reversion issues
Pre-Data ONTAP 5.3 compatibility issues