Upgrade

[Tappari]

Hi  

Planning to upgrade the Netapp E series  5700  SANtricity 11.40.2 to 11.70.2

Can be upgraded directly to version 11.70.2 ?

Once updated will the firmware versions be updated separately for NVSRAM / Drive?

[Tappari]

Related NVSVRAM / Drives Firmware upgrade can be found at https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/e-series/upgrade-santricity/overview-upgrade-consider-task.html#components-included-in-the-upgrade

[ahmadm · Accepted solution]

Hi Tappari

You can upgrade SANtricity OS directly from 11.40.2 to 11.70.2. The NVSRAM is upgraded with the SANtricity OS but it is a separate file that you will download during upgrade process. Here are some good articles to reference:

https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Systems/E-Series_Storage_Array/What_are_the_best_practices_for_upgrading_E-Series_Contro...

Drive firmware upgrade is done separately, and there are two methods available:

• Parallel (Multiple drives at a time ; No Host I/O)
• Online  (One drive at a time; With Host I/O)

Here are some good references for drive firmware upgrade:

• https://docs.netapp.com/ess-11/topic/com.netapp.doc.ssm-sam-117/GUID-2A0EC584-9A90-4B5E-85AA-4D41624B85BF.html
• https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Systems/E-Series_Storage_Array/Upgrade_E-Series_Drive_Firmware_Using_SANtricity_System_M...
• https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Systems/E-Series_Storage_Array/What_is_the_difference_between_online_and_parallel_drive_...

[Tappari]

Thanks ahmadm for this, I have downloaded the necessary files and instructions for the upgrade.