Data ONTAP® 7.1
Upgrade Guide

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Preface

Chapter 1: Overview of the Upgrade Process

Chapter 2: Before You Upgrade: What Is Required
System requirements
Upgrade host requirements
Planning for upgrading clusters
Planning for upgrading storage systems running SnapMirror
Resolving upgrade issues
	Upgrading to Data ONTAP 7.1 or later
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 7.0
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 6.5
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 6.4
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 6.2
	Upgrading from releases earlier than Data ONTAP 6.1
Upgrading iSCSI hosts

Chapter 3: Upgrading NetApp Firmware
Upgrading the system firmware
Upgrading disk firmware

Chapter 4: Upgrading Data ONTAP Software
Prerequisites to software upgrade
Installing Data ONTAP system files
	UNIX client steps
	Windows client steps
	Using the Upgrade Utility
	HTTP server steps
Downloading Data ONTAP to single systems and rebooting
Downloading Data ONTAP to clustered systems and rebooting
	Choosing a clustered upgrade procedure
	Nondisruptive upgrades from the Data ONTAP 7.0 release family
	Nondisruptive upgrades from the Data ONTAP 6.5 release family
	Nondisruptive upgrades within release families
	Standard upgrades
Concluding the upgrade
Where to go from here

Chapter 5: Reverting Storage System Software
Reverting to a previous release
Reversion issues between release families
	Reverting to the Data ONTAP 7.0 release family
	Reverting to the Data ONTAP 6.5 release family
	Reverting to the Data ONTAP 6.4 release family
	Reverting to Data ONTAP 6.3 or earlier

Appendix A: Creating Diskettes
Creating diskettes from NOW
Creating diskettes from the CD-ROM

Appendix B: DAVE Macintosh Client resource.frk Conversion

Appendix C: Understanding Release Family Upgrades

Appendix D: Optimizing Service Availability During Upgrades

Index

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Data ONTAP® 7.1 Upgrade Guide

Data ONTAP® 7.1
Upgrade Guide