How to upgrade the filer from ONTAP version is 8.1.2 to ONTAP version to 8.2.5

Chellabittan · ‎2018-11-13

Hi
We have NetApp FAS2220 SAN and 3xFujitsu PRIMERGY ESX host servers and we are using VMware Vcenter appliance.
On the NetApp filer the current ONTAP version is 8.1.2 - 7 Mode.

I would like to upgrade the filer from ONTAP version is 8.1.2 to ONTAP version to 8.2.5. Please post me any tutorials or videos to do this upgrade. I have access to NetApp OnCommand Systems manager (version 3.0) and will I be able to do the upgrade from the GUI. Or do I need to do through the command line logging into the filer through putty session.

The data stores are NFS

I have downloaded the upgrade file for Ontap version 8.2.5 (825P1_q_image.tgz)

Any help much appreciated and thanks in advance.

SpindleNinja · ‎2018-11-13

Have you run through the Upgrade Advisor? It will generate NDU steps for you. And it will be through the CLI.

But the steps are basically:

1. Upgrade the image on the controller.

2. Do takeover / giveback - one node at a time.

Also, please be sure to verify compatibility between hostside software and the target ONTAP version. via the IMT - https://mysupport.netapp.com/matrix/#search

Chellabittan · ‎2018-11-13

I have not ran the Upgrade Advisor and will try this tomorrow?

"It will generate NDU steps for you" - not sure what is NDU , please elaborate.

"Upgrade the image on the controller"

I have downloaded the 825P1_q_image.tgz from my download section on the netapp portal. Will this image file (825P1_q_image.tgz) have the necessary files to upgrade the image on the controller?

Also, please be sure to verify compatibility between hostside software and the target ONTAP version

I spoke to Netapp and i was told that NetApp Ontap version 8.2.5 is compatible with VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2 and VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U2c.

SpindleNinja · ‎2018-11-13

NDU is short for Non-Disruptive Upgrade

Here's some more detailed reading:

https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1196990/html/GUID-D065829C-A715-4408-83B0-A1FA1F545824.html

But you get the Upgrade Advisor (UA for short) via your mysupport page