https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/cDOT-upgrade-from-821-to-832P1-with-no-network-attached/m-p/118903#M25478 Hello, Is the system empty ? If yes then he can do a netinstall with a small switch... If not, why didn't he use a network or create the necessary lifs ? The system checks the connection to dns, nodes, ... If all conditions are met, the upgrade can be performed without any interruption. Best regards Tue, 03 May 2016 08:41:00 GMT MarcSchindler 2016-05-03T08:41:00Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/cDOT-upgrade-from-821-to-832P1-with-no-network-attached/m-p/118815#M25457 Customer is trying to update cDOT from 821 to 832P1 and gets an error that he has ****insufficient lifs*******. He want to update in lab and has no network. Is there away around this? Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:10:53 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/cDOT-upgrade-from-821-to-832P1-with-no-network-attached/m-p/118815#M25457 Scott_G 2025-06-04T21:10:53Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/cDOT-upgrade-from-821-to-832P1-with-no-network-attached/m-p/118903#M25478 Hello, Is the system empty ? If yes then he can do a netinstall with a small switch... If not, why didn't he use a network or create the necessary lifs ? The system checks the connection to dns, nodes, ... If all conditions are met, the upgrade can be performed without any interruption. Best regards Tue, 03 May 2016 08:41:00 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/cDOT-upgrade-from-821-to-832P1-with-no-network-attached/m-p/118903#M25478 MarcSchindler 2016-05-03T08:41:00Z