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Update firmware manually

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Beginning with ONTAP 9.9.1, if you are registered with Active IQ Unified Manager, you can receive alerts in System Manager that inform you when firmware updates for supported devices, such as disk, disk shelves, the service processor (SP), or the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) are pending on the cluster.

If you are running ONTAP 9.8 or you are not registered with Active IQ Unified Manager, navigate to the NetApp Support Site to download firmware updates.

Before you begin

To prepare for a smooth firmware update, you should reboot the SP or BMC before the update begins. Use the system service-processor reboot-sp -node node_name command to reboot.

Steps

Follow the appropriate procedure based upon your version of ONTAP and if you are registered with Active IQ Unified Manager.

Steps
  1. In System Manager, go to Dashboard.

    In the Health section, a message displays if there are any recommended firmware updates for the cluster.

  2. Click on the alert message.

  3. Next to the security updates in the list of recommended updates, select Actions.

  4. Click Update to install the update immediately or Schedule to schedule it for later.

    If the update is already scheduled, you can Edit or Cancel it.

After you finish

You can monitor or verify updates under Firmware Update Summary. To view updates that were dismissed or failed to install, do one of the following depending on your version of ONTAP:

  • For ONTAP 9.15.1 and earlier, click Cluster > Settings > Automatic Update > View All Automatic Updates

  • For ONTAP 9.16.1 and later, click Cluster > Settings > Software updates. In the right corner of the All other updates pane, click More Menu options icon and select View all automatic updates.