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na_download - install new version of Data ONTAP
download [ -f ]
This command will be deprecated. Please use software
update.
download copies Data ONTAP executable files from the
/etc/boot directory to the filer's boot block on the disks
from which the filer boots.
Depending on system load, download may take many minutes
to complete. If you are executing download from the console,
until it finishes, you will not be able to use the
console. You can cancel the download operation by hitting
Ctrl-C in the first 6 seconds.
The process of updating ONTAP consists of obtaining a new
copy of ONTAP, unpacking and copying release files to
/etc/boot (usually provided by scripts), and issuing the
download command from the filer prompt.
http://now.netapp.com provides a Software Downloads section
which contains various ONTAP releases and scripts to
process those releases. For more information about how to
install files for the new release, see the upgrade
instructions that accompany each release.
To install a new version of Data ONTAP, extract the files
for the new release onto the filer from either a CIFS or
an NFS client that has write access to the filer's root
directory.
After the filer reboots, you can verify the version of the
newly installed software with the version command.
Non-Flash boot filers
When the filers are not in takeover mode, the download
command only applies to the filer on which you enter the
command. When the filers are in takeover mode, you can
enter the download command in partner mode on the live
filer to download the Data ONTAP executable files from the
partner's /etc/boot directory to the partner's disks.
Flash boot filers
download command only applies to the filer on which you
enter the command. download command is explicitly not
allowed in takeover mode on filers which have a flash
device as their primary boot device
Under no circumstances does it work for you to enter the
download command once to download the executable files to
both filers in a cluster. Therefore, when you upgrade the
software on a cluster, you must enter the download command
on each filer after installing the system files on each
filer. This way, both filers will reboot with the same
Data ONTAP(tm) version.
-
-f
- Gives no warnings and prompts no questions
during download
-
/etc/boot
- directory of Data ONTAP executables.
Files are place in
/etc/boot after the tar or
setup.exe has decompressed
them. These files vary from
release to release.
na_partner(1), na_version(1), na_boot(5).
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