ONTAP Firmware Upgrade

[jizzzy]

Hi guys.

I have some few question about upgrading ONTAP Firmware on FAS8040 platform. (now using Clusted ONTAP 8.3.2)

when i selecting the FAS8040 on the NetApp Support System Firmware & Diagnostics Download page i can see BIOS FW 9.6. is this ONTAP 9.6?

And can i upgrade one way to ONTAP 8.3.2 to ONTAP 9.6?

ONTAP 8.3.2 -> ONTAP 9.1 -> ONTAP 9.6 = correct ?

ONTAP 8.3.2 -> ONTAP 9.6 = corecct ?

give me something best practice guide book please thx.

regards.

[Ontapforrum]

Hi,

No. It has nothing to do with Ontap Operating system version.

Your Ontap could be on 8.3 OS or for that sake 9.1, and your BIOS could show 9.5.

For exampl: I have Ontap 9.1

But, if I do this:

::>node run -node node-01
node-01>sysconfig -a
BIOS version : 9.5

Hence, this not the same.

For Ontap upgrade chart:
https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_get_file/ECMLP2507747

Direct upgrade possibility:
From 8.3.x -- Ontap 9.1
9.1 -- 9.2/9.3
9.3 -- 9.4/9.5
9.5 -- 9.6

Hence, to go to 9.6, you will be required to go via step-upgrades.

[jizzzy]

thanks. have a nice day!

[Ontapforrum]

You're welcome. You too have a nice day!

[MKELLYSCSC]

We're in the process of moving from 8.3.2P5 to 9.6.

We've been told that the steps are: 8.3.2P5 -> 9.1P19 ->9.3.P15 -> 9.6P2

Hope this helps.

[Ontapforrum]

Hi,

May I know who has advised this process ?

@MKELLYSCSC: We've been told that the steps are: 8.3.2P5 -> 9.1P19 ->9.3.P15 -> 9.6P2

Up till 9.3P15, it's fine. But, you cannot go directly to 9.6.

There is an intermediate upgrade to 9.5.

https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.netapp.doc.exp-dot-upgrade%2FGUID-AC0EB781-583F-4C90-A4C4-BC7B14CEFD39.html

[weiliu]

The BIOS version is not ontap. You can run the run-node A700-01 -command sysconfig -a command to check the version of your BIOS version. If you need to upgrade your ontap version, You can perform the upgrade as follows: 8.3>9.1>9.3>9.5>9.6