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Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

NetApp_Journeyman — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:33:30 GMT

We're trying to update our ONTAP software from 9.1 to 9.3 and then from 9.3 to the latest version. We're currently experiencing issues however.

Our environment can't connect to the internet, so the only way to get the package would be to connect to the localhost correct? But all attempts of doing so fail.

Please advise!

I'm currently using a Python HTTP server.

Re: Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

jcolonfzenpr — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:35:44 GMT

try to use HFS web server https://www.rejetto.com/hfs/

then follow cli upgrade procedure:

https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.netapp.doc.dot-cm-ug-rdg%2FGUID-7A3BEEA9-90D1-43D8-A9FA-EFE751CBDC0F.html

Hope this help.

Good luck!

Re: Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

NetApp_Journeyman — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:43:05 GMT

I'm intrigued by it but the environment I'm using doesn't have access the the internet. What I can do is download it from another and transfer it. Would that work?

Re: Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

jcolonfzenpr — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:03:42 GMT

you can download it from the netapp support page. Transfer it to your computer then use HFS to allow the ontap storage to get the images file.

Re: Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

GidonMarcus — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:05:44 GMT

What error it fails with? Can you access the file from other devices in the NetApp subnet? Can you capture the traffic between the web server and ONTAP and see any failures?

I also suggest using a more common web server that is more likely to have been encountered by NetApp engineering / support (Apache, IIS).

Re: Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

NetApp_Journeyman — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:51:46 GMT

My apologies I thought I uploaded several images . This is what I'm getting:

Re: Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

jcolonfzenpr — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:32:56 GMT

localhost is a virtual address included in every Operating System. Its and address pointing to itself

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localhost

maybe you can try to use the USB port located behind the storage to transfer the image packet file.

See this forum thread.

https://community.netapp.com/t5/FAS-and-V-Series-Storage-Systems-Discussions/USB-port-on-FAS-AFF-8000/m-p/138749/highlight/true#M8697

Hope this help.

Re: Trouble downloading image package from localhost for ONTAP uodate

NetApp_Journeyman — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:51:19 GMT

This ended up working perfectly! Thank you