Windows client steps

When to perform Windows client steps

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

This part of the upgrade involves performing the following steps:

Mapping the storage system to a drive on your client
Downloading system files to your client from the NOW site or copying them from the CD-ROM and installing them

To map the root directory of your storage system 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 storage system C$ directory.
2	Map a drive to the C$ directory of your storage system.
3	If you are...	Then...
	Downloading system files from the NOW site	Complete the procedure described in Downloading and installing the system files from NOW.
	Copying system files from the CD-ROM	Complete the procedure described in Copying and installing the system files from the CD-ROM.

To download 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 storage system type 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 storage system and download it to the drive to which you mapped the storage system in the previous procedure.
8	Go to the drive to which you downloaded the software.
9	Double-click the file that you downloaded. Result A dialog box appears.
10	In the WinZip dialog box, enter the letter of the drive to which you mapped the storage system. 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 Open... 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 storage systems, go to Downloading Data ONTAP to single systems and rebooting. For clustered storage systems, go to Downloading Data ONTAP to clustered systems and rebooting.

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 following folders on the Data ONTAP CD-ROM: ONTAP\release\X86 for an F87 storage system, and for F800, FAS900, or NearStore series storage systems ONTAP\release\MIPS for a FAS200 or FAS 3000 series storage system 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 storage system. When appropriate, ensure that the following check boxes are selected: Overwrite Files Without Prompting When Done Unzipping Open... 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 storage systems, go to Downloading Data ONTAP to single systems and rebooting. For clustered storage systems, go to Downloading Data ONTAP to clustered systems and rebooting.