Data ONTAP™ 6.4.5
Upgrade Guide

Preface

Chapter 1: Overview of the Upgrade Process

Chapter 2: Before You Upgrade: What Is Required
System requirements
Upgrade host requirements
Planning for upgrading clusters
Planning for upgrading filers running SnapMirror
Resolving upgrade issues
	Upgrading to Data ONTAP 6.4 or later
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 6.3
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 6.2
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 6.1
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 5.3

Chapter 3: Upgrading NetApp Firmware
Upgrading the system firmware
Upgrading disk firmware

Chapter 4: Upgrading Filer Software
Prerequisites to software upgrade
Installing Data ONTAP system files
	UNIX client steps
	Windows client steps
	HTTP server steps
Downloading Data ONTAP to single filers and rebooting
Downloading Data ONTAP to clustered filers and rebooting
	Choosing a clustered upgrade procedure
	Nondisruptive upgrades
	Standard upgrades
Concluding the upgrade
Where to go from here

Chapter 5: Reverting Filer Software
Reverting to a previous release
Reversion issues between release families

Appendix A: Creating Diskettes
Creating diskettes from NOW
Creating diskettes from the CD-ROM

Appendix B: DAVE Macintosh Client resource.frk Conversion

Appendix C: Understanding Release Family Upgrades

Appendix D: Optimizing Service Availability During Upgrades

Appendix E: Changing Clustered Hardware Nondisruptively

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