UNIX client steps

When to perform UNIX client steps

Perform the steps described in this section only if you are using a UNIX client to install the upgrade.

This part of the upgrade involves performing the following procedures in order:

Mounting the filer on your client
Downloading the system files to your client from NOW or copying them from the CD-ROM
Installing the system files
Note
To perform the upgrade, you need access to both the filer's system console and a client system.

To mount the filer on your UNIX client, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Mount the filer's root file system to the client's /mnt directory: mount filer:/ /mnt filer is the name of the filer. /mnt is the directory on the client where you want to mount the filer's root file system.
2	Use the UNIX `cd` command to change to the directory to /mnt: cd /mnt /mnt is the directory on the client where you mounted the filer's root file system.
3	If you are ...	Then...
	Downloading system files from NOW	Complete the procedure described in Downloading the system files from NOW.
	Copying system files from the CD-ROM	Complete the procedure described in Copying the system files from the CD-ROM.

To download the system files from the NOW site to your client, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Use a Web browser to log in to NOW.
2	Click Service & Support.
3	Click Download Software.
4	In the Software Download table, click the Select Platform list box in the Data ONTAP product row.
5	Select your filer type from the list and click Go.
6	Follow the prompts to reach the software download page.
7	Choose the desired UNIX system files software and download it to the mount point that you chose in the previous procedure.
8	From the client, extract the files with the following command: tar xvf /mnt/filename /mnt is the directory on the client where you want to mount the filer's root file system. filename is the name you downloaded from NOW. Result The `tar` command extracts files and reports the files' names: tar_image.Z and install_netapp.
9	Complete the procedure described in Installing the system files.

To access the system files from the CD-ROM and copy them to your client, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Mount the Data ONTAP CD-ROM onto your client.
2	From the client, extract the files by entering the following command: *tar xvf /CD-ROM_MNT_PT/ONTAP/release/type/SYSFILES.TAR* /CD-ROM_MNT_PT is the name of your CD-ROM mount point. release is the release number on the CD-ROM. type is one of the following values: `ALPHA` for an F700 series filer `X86` for an F85 or F87 filer, and for F800, FAS900, or NearStore series filers `MIPS` for a FAS200 series filer Result The `tar` command extracts the files and reports the names; they are tar_image.Z and install_netapp.
3	Complete the procedure described in Installing the system files.

Step

Action

Mount the Data ONTAP CD-ROM onto your client.

From the client, extract the files by entering the following command:

tar xvf /CD-ROM_MNT_PT/ONTAP/release/type/SYSFILES.TAR

/CD-ROM_MNT_PT is the name of your CD-ROM mount point.

release is the release number on the CD-ROM.

type is one of the following values:

The tar command extracts the files and reports the names; they are tar_image.Z and install_netapp.

Complete the procedure described in Installing the system files.

To install the system files, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	If you want to...	Then...
	Delete the `tar` files after the files are extracted	From the client, enter the following command: ./install_netapp /mnt /mnt is the directory on the client where you mounted the filer's root file system.
	Keep the `tar` files after the files are extracted	From the client, enter the following command: ./install_netapp -k /mnt /mnt is the directory on the client where you mounted the filer's root file system.
	Result: The install script decompresses and extracts the files.
2	From the client, unmount the filer's root file system (/) by entering the following commands: cd / umount /mnt /mnt is the directory on the client where you mounted the filer's root file system.
3	Complete the appropriate procedure to download Data ONTAP: For single filers, go to Downloading Data ONTAP to single filers and rebooting. For clustered filers, go to Downloading Data ONTAP to clustered filers and rebooting.