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Upgrade Guide
gFiler™ Gateway Series Data ONTAP™ 6.5.1

Preface

 

Chapter 1: Upgrade Planning and Requirements

Client and system requirements

Pre-upgrade checklists

Tips for upgrading to Data ONTAP 6.5.1

Firmware and software requirements

Planning for upgrading clusters

Planning for gFilers with FC-AL adapters

Changes in Data ONTAP that affect upgrade

 

Chapter 2: Upgrading gFiler Firmware

About upgrading the system firmware

Installing system firmware--single node and standard cluster method

Installing system firmware--nondisruptive cluster method

 

Chapter 3: Upgrading Data ONTAP on the gFiler

Prerequisites to software upgrade

Installing Data ONTAP system files

 

Installing system files from a UNIX client

 

Installing system files from a Windows client

Downloading Data ONTAP

 

Downloading Data ONTAP--single node upgrade

 

Downloading Data ONTAP--standard upgrade of a cluster

 

Downloading Data ONTAP--nondisruptive upgrade of a cluster

 

Data ONTAP install and download from an HTTP server

Concluding the upgrade

Where to go from here

 

Chapter 4: Reverting 6.5.1 Software to a Previous Release

General Data ONTAP 6.5/6.5.1 reversion issues

gFiler-specific reversion issues and procedures--6.5.1 to pre-6.5

gFiler reversion issues and procedures--6.5.1 to 6.5x

Reversion requirement if using switches

 

Appendix A: Nondisruptive Hardware Upgrade in a Cluster

 

Appendix B: Optimizing Service Availability During Upgrades

 
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