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Can OnTAP 8.2.4P3 be manually upgraded directly to 9.1?

avicena-it — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:28:59 GMT

Is it possible to do a manual OnTAP upgrade from 8.2.4P3 to OnTAP 9.1, or does the upgrade need to be done in phases?

And where would I find documentation for performing the manual upgrade process, to make sure I don't s

Re: Can OnTAP 8.2.4P3 be manually upgraded directly to 9.1?

TMACMD — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 22:59:00 GMT

It is possible. Not trivial. Significant network changes going to 8.3

multiple hops

latest 8.2.4p release then to the latest 8.3.1p release

then the latest 9.1 p release

there is a lot happening from 8.2->8.3

you really need to be on the latest 8.2.4p release for best results

I’m sure there are significant details in the upgrade documents

Re: Can OnTAP 8.2.4P3 be manually upgraded directly to 9.1?

chenguanghui — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 02:01:17 GMT

hello:

If you want to upgrade from 8.2.X to 9.1, you need to upgrade to 8.3 and then to 9.1

The following article may be helpful to you

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/upgrade/concept_upgrade_paths.html

Re: Can OnTAP 8.2.4P3 be manually upgraded directly to 9.1?

TMACMD — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 02:15:28 GMT

The best upgrade path:

8.2.4P3 -> 8.2.4P6-> 8.3.2P12 -> 9.1P20

There are significant checks/fixes in 8.2.4P6 in order to prep to go to 8.3.2P12.

Do not skip this step.

Re: Can OnTAP 8.2.4P3 be manually upgraded directly to 9.1?

CristianoRossi — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:09:26 GMT

If ONTAP is 7-mode it is not possible to go to Cluster mode (everything over 8.3)

Otherwise the right path is 8.2.4P3 -> 8.2.4P6-> 8.3.2P12 -> 9.1P20

Please remember the minimum supported version for support is 9.7 (limited support) or 9.10.1 for full support. More information on supported versions https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/info/version-support

Please note that all versions on Self-Service support are no more available on support site to download.