What's new in Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1
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Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 includes new enhancements.
New Cloud Volumes ONTAP features are also introduced in the latest versions of the NetApp Console. For more information, see what's new in Cloud Volumes ONTAP managed in the Console.
9.16.1 P8 (16 October 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P8 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P8 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 P7 (09 October 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P7 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P7 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 P6 (09 October 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P6 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P6 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 P5 (28 July 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P5 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P5 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 P4 (08 July 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P4 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P4 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 P3 (29 May 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P3 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P3 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 P2 (17 April 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P2 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P2 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 P1 (17 April 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 P1 patch is now available for upgrade for all cloud providers. The Console will prompt you to upgrade your existing systems to this patch release.
View the list of bugs fixed in the P1 patch (NetApp Support Site login required).
9.16.1 GA (06 March 2025)
The Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 General Availability release is now available for deployment and upgrade in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Upgrade notes
Read through these notes to learn more about upgrading to this release.
How to upgrade
Upgrades of Cloud Volumes ONTAP must be completed from the Console. You should not upgrade Cloud Volumes ONTAP by using System Manager or the CLI. Doing so can impact system stability.
Supported upgrade path
You can upgrade to Cloud Volumes ONTAP 9.16.1 from the 9.15.1 release in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The Console will prompt you to upgrade eligible Cloud Volumes ONTAP systems to this release.
Downtime
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The upgrade of a single node system takes the system offline for up to 25 minutes, during which I/O is interrupted.
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Upgrading an HA pair is non-disruptive and I/O is uninterrupted. During this non-disruptive upgrade process, each node is upgraded in tandem to continue serving I/O to clients.