Upgrading Element software to version 11.7 on the storage cluster

Determining the Element version on the management node
Before you upgrade the NetApp Element software on your cluster, you must ensure that you have management node 11.0, 11.1, or later.

Using HealthTools to run pre-upgrade health checks
The HealthTools suite includes the components required for the software upgrade process: sfupdate-healthtools, sfupgradecheck, and sfinstall.

Upgrading Element software
To upgrade the NetApp Element software, you must use the sfinstall file included in the HealthTools suite of tools.

Upgrading Element software at dark sites
You must use the HealthTools suite of tools to update NetApp Element software at a dark site.