topic Re: Does SDW upgrade require downtime? in Data Protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35352#M6382 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>As long as the new version of SDW doesn't ask for Extra Hot-Fix it's a online process. </P><P>However, with MS you really can't escape without installed Hot-Fixes ( Which do require Reboot). </P><P></P><P>Cheers!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:19:50 GMT ogra 2012-10-23T11:19:50Z Does SDW upgrade require downtime? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35340#M6379 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi</P><P></P><P>We have a setup on SDW 6.1/FCP with DOT 7.3.x and planning to upgrade to the latest SDW version because of the upgrade of DOT 8.1 (new controller). Does upgrading SDW require downtime? I know that the service will need to be stopped and restarted, but the LUN themselves may still be available although SDW is not available. Is this correct, or is downtime absolutely necessary?</P><P></P><P>Also, the existing SDW is on an older version of MPIO (3.31) and possibly needs to be upgraded as well. Does this also require downtime for the upgrade?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:20:13 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35340#M6379 jimmy_henry 2025-06-05T06:20:13Z Re: Does SDW upgrade require downtime? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35345#M6380 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><DIV><P>I am wondering the same thing as I am preparing to update two of our controllers to 8.1.1P1. </P></DIV></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:56:23 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35345#M6380 dburkland 2012-10-23T04:56:23Z Re: Does SDW upgrade require downtime? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35347#M6381 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>SnapDrive can be upgraded without interrupting the access to the LUN (incl. MPIO)...</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:33:42 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35347#M6381 peter_lehmann 2012-10-23T10:33:42Z Re: Does SDW upgrade require downtime? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35352#M6382 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>As long as the new version of SDW doesn't ask for Extra Hot-Fix it's a online process. </P><P>However, with MS you really can't escape without installed Hot-Fixes ( Which do require Reboot). </P><P></P><P>Cheers!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:19:50 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Does-SDW-upgrade-require-downtime/m-p/35352#M6382 ogra 2012-10-23T11:19:50Z