HTTP server steps

About using an HTTP server to download Data ONTAP

If you have an HTTP server with the latest Data ONTAP upgrades accessible to your filer, you can use the software command to download and install Data ONTAP to your filer. When you use HTTP to download Data ONTAP, you do not have to mount the filer to a UNIX administration host or map a drive to the filer using Windows to perform the installation.

You can download Data ONTAP upgrades to both single and clustered filers.

For more information, see the NetApp software(1) man page.

Preparing the HTTP server

To prepare the HTTP server, copy the setup.exe file (for example, 652_setup_i.exe) from the NOW site or another system to the directory on the HTTP server from which you will serve the file.

Copying Data ONTAP to your filer without installing

You can copy a Data ONTAP upgrade to your filer without immediately installing it, for instance, if you want to perform the installation at a later time. The downloaded file is saved on the filer in the /etc/software directory.

To copy Data ONTAP onto your filer without installing the software, complete the following step from the filer console.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: software get url -f filename url is the HTTP location from which you want to download Data ONTAP. Use the following URL syntax if you need to specify a username, password, host or port to access files on the HTTP server: http://username:password@host:port/path Use the `-f` flag to overwrite an existing software file of the same name in the filer's /etc/software directory. If a file of the same name exists and you do not use the `-f` flag, the download will fail and you will be prompted to use `-f`. filename is the file name you specify for the software file being downloaded to your filer. If no destination file name is specified, Data ONTAP uses the file name listed in the URL from which you are downloading and places the copy in the /etc/software directory on the filer. Example The following is an example of the `software get` command using a new destination file name. software get http://www.myserver.com/netapp/R652/pc/652_setup_i.exe 652_setup_i.exe Result You see a message similar to the following: software: copying to /etc/software/652_setup_i.exe software: 100% file read from location. software: /etc/software/652_setup_i.exe has been copied.

Step

Action

Enter the following command:

software get url -f filename

url is the HTTP location from which you want to download Data ONTAP.

Use the following URL syntax if you need to specify a username, password, host or port to access files on the HTTP server:

http://username:password@host:port/path

Use the -f flag to overwrite an existing software file of the same name in the filer's /etc/software directory. If a file of the same name exists and you do not use the -f flag, the download will fail and you will be prompted to use -f.

filename is the file name you specify for the software file being downloaded to your filer. If no destination file name is specified, Data ONTAP uses the file name listed in the URL from which you are downloading and places the copy in the /etc/software directory on the filer.

Example

The following is an example of the software get command using a new destination file name.

software get 
http://www.myserver.com/netapp/R652/pc/652_setup_i.exe 
652_setup_i.exe

Result

You see a message similar to the following:

software: copying to /etc/software/652_setup_i.exe 

software: 100% file read from location. 

software: /etc/software/652_setup_i.exe has been copied.

Installing Data ONTAP using HTTP

You can use the software install command to copy and install the Data ONTAP upgrade files to your filer simultaneously.

To install Data ONTAP from an HTTP server, complete the following steps from your filer console.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: software install url url is the HTTP location from which you want to download Data ONTAP. Use the following URL syntax if you need to specify a username, password, host or port to access files on the HTTP server: http://username:password@host:port/path Result The software is downloaded and installed on your filer, and you see a message similar to the following: tpubs-cf2> software install http://www.myserver.com/netapp/R652/pc/652_setup_i.exe software: installing software, this could take a few minutes... software: installation completed. Please type download to load the new software and reboot subsequently for changes to take affect. tpubs-cf2>
2	If you are upgrading...	Then...
	A single filer	Go to Downloading Data ONTAP to single filers and rebooting.
	Clustered filers	Go to Downloading Data ONTAP to clustered filers and rebooting.

Installing a file that has already been downloaded

If you previously downloaded Data ONTAP using the software get command, you can install the software by completing the following steps from the filer console.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: software install software_filename software_filename is the name of the file you downloaded using the `software get` command. Result The software is downloaded and installed on your filer, and you see a message similar to the following: tpubs-cf2> software install 652_setup_i.exe software: installing software, this could take a few minutes... software: installation completed. Please type download to load the new software and reboot subsequently for changes to take affect. tpubs-cf2>
2	If you are upgrading...	Then...
	A single filer	Go to Downloading Data ONTAP to single filers and rebooting.
	Clustered filers	Go to Downloading Data ONTAP to clustered filers and rebooting.

Listing software files in the /etc/software directory

To list the files that have been downloaded to the /etc/software directory, complete the following step from the filer console.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: software list

Deleting software files in the /etc/software directory

To delete files in the /etc/software directory, complete the following step from the filer console.

Step	Action
1	To delete one or more files, enter the following command: software delete software_file1 software_file2 software_file1and software_file2 are the names of the files you want to delete.