Installing system files from a Windows client

Tasks for installing the system files

To install the Data ONTAP system files from your Windows PC, you need to complete the following tasks in the given order:

Map the gFiler to a drive on your client.
Transfer (download) and install system files to your client from the NOW site or copy them from the CD-ROM and install them onto the storage subsystem.

To map the root directory of your gFiler to a drive on your client, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Log in to your client as Administrator or log in using an account that has full control on the gFiler C$ directory.
2	Map a drive to the C$ directory of your gFiler according to your version of Windows.
3	If...	Then...
	You are downloading system files from the NOW site	Complete the procedure described in Transferring and installing the system files from NOW.
	You are copying system files from the CD-ROM	Complete the procedure described in Transferring and installing the system files from the CD-ROM.

To transfer the system files from the NOW site and install them onto 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 gFiler model from the list and click Go.
6	Follow the prompts to reach the software download page.
7	Choose the desired Windows system files software for your gFiler and download it to the drive to which you mapped the gFiler in the previous procedure.
8	Go to the drive to which you downloaded the software.
9	Double-click the file that you downloaded. Result The WinZip dialog box appears.
10	In the WinZip dialog box, enter the letter of the drive to which you mapped the gFiler. For example, if you chose drive N, replace `<DRIVE>:\ETC` with the following path: N:\ETC
11	Ensure that the following check boxes are selected: Overwrite Files Without Prompting When Done Unzipping Run... Leave the other options as they are.
12	Click the Unzip button. Result In the dialog box's lower panel, confirmation messages are displayed as files are decompressed.
13	Complete the appropriate procedure to download Data ONTAP: For single gFilers, go to Downloading Data ONTAP--single node upgrade. For clustered gFilers, go to one of the following: Downloading Data ONTAP--standard upgrade of a cluster Downloading Data ONTAP--nondisruptive upgrade of a cluster

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

Step	Action
1	Insert the Data ONTAP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2	Go to one of the ONTAP\release\X86 folders: release is the release number on the CD-ROM.
3	Double-click setup.exe. Result The setup program displays a dialog box.
4	Make sure that you followed the steps described in the dialog box, then click OK. Result The WinZip dialog box appears.
5	Follow the WinZip prompts to unzip the file that you downloaded onto the drive to which you mapped the gFiler. When appropriate, ensure that the following check boxes are selected: Overwrite Files Without Prompting When Done Unzipping Run... Leave the other options as they are. Result In the dialog box's lower panel, confirmation messages are displayed as files are decompressed.
6	Complete the appropriate procedure to download Data ONTAP: For single gFilers, go to Downloading Data ONTAP--single node upgrade For clustered gFilers, go to one of the following: Downloading Data ONTAP--standard upgrade of a cluster Downloading Data ONTAP--nondisruptive upgrade of a cluster