Upgrade controllers
- ONTAP Hardware Upgrade Documentation
- Choose your controller hardware upgrade procedure
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Upgrade by using aggregate relocation
- Overview
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Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller models in the same chassis
- Overview
- Decide whether to use the aggregate relocation content
- Required tools and documentation
- Guidelines for upgrading controllers
- Overview of the ARL upgrade
- Stage 1. Prepare for upgrade
- Stage 2. Relocate resources and retire node1
- Stage 3. Boot node1 with the replacement system modules
- Stage 4. Relocate resources and retire node2
- Stage 5. Install the replacement system modules on node2
- Stage 6. Boot node2 with the replacement system modules
- Stage 7. Complete the upgrade
- Troubleshoot
- References
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Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller hardware running ONTAP 9.8 or later
- Overview
- Automate the controller upgrade process
- Decide whether to use the aggregate relocation content
- Required tools and documentation
- Guidelines for upgrading controllers with ARL
- Verify the health of the MetroCluster configuration
- Check for MetroCluster configuration errors
- Verify switchover, healing, and switchback
- Overview of the ARL upgrade
- Stage 1. Prepare for upgrade
- Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
- Stage 3. Install and boot node3
- Stage 4. Relocate and retire node2
- Stage 5. Install and boot node4
- Stage 6. Complete the upgrade
- Troubleshoot
- References
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Manually upgrade controller hardware running ONTAP 9.8 or later
- Overview
- Decide whether to use the aggregate relocation content
- ARL upgrade workflow
- Guidelines for upgrading controllers with ARL
- Required tools and documentation
- Worksheet: Information to collect before and during the controller upgrade
- Stage 1. Prepare for upgrade
- Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
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Stage 3. Install and boot node3
- Overview
- Install and boot node3
- Set the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuration on node3
- Map ports from node1 to node3
- Move NAS data LIFs owned by node1 from node2 to node3 and verify SAN LIFs on node3
- Worksheet: Information to record before moving NAS data LIFs to node3
- Relocate non-root aggregates from node2 to node3
- Move NAS data LIFs owned by node2 to node3
- Stage 4. Record information and retire node2
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Stage 5. Install and boot node4
- Overview
- Install and boot node4
- Set the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuarion on node4
- Map ports from node2 to node4
- Move NAS data LIFs owned by node2 from node3 to node4 and verify SAN LIFs on node4
- Worksheet: Information to record before moving NAS data LIFs to node4
- Relocate node2's non-root aggregates from node3 to node4
- Stage 6. Complete the upgrade
- Troubleshoot
- References
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Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller hardware running ONTAP 9.5 to 9.7
- Overview
- Automate the controller upgrade process
- Decide whether to use the aggregate relocation content
- Required tools and documentation
- Guidelines for upgrading controllers with ARL
- Verify the health of the MetroCluster configuration
- Check for MetroCluster configuration errors
- Verify switchover, healing, and switchback
- Overview of the ARL upgrade
- Stage 1. Prepare for upgrade
- Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
- Stage 3. Install and boot node3
- Stage 4. Relocate and retire node2
- Stage 5. Install and boot node4
- Stage 6. Complete the upgrade
- Troubleshoot
- References
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Manually upgrade controller hardware running ONTAP 9.7 or earlier
- Overview
- Decide whether to use the aggregate relocation content
- ARL upgrade workflow
- Guidelines for upgrading controllers with ARL
- Required tools and documentation
- Worksheet: Information to collect before and during the controller upgrade
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Reconfigure the FC switch layout for ONTAP 9.1 or later
- Overview
- Send a custom AutoSupport message prior to reconfiguring switches
- Verify the health of the MetroCluster configuration
- Check for MetroCluster configuration errors
- Persistently disable the switches
- Determine the new cabling layout
- Apply RCF files and recable the switches
- Persistently enable the switches
- Verify switchover, healing, and switchback
- Stage 1. Prepare for upgrade
- Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
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Stage 3. Install and boot node3
- Overview
- Install and boot node3
- Set the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuration on node3
- Map ports from node1 to node3
- Verify the node3 installation
- Move NAS data LIFs owned by node1 from node2 to node3 and verify SAN LIFs on node3
- Worksheet: Information to record before moving NAS data LIFs to node3
- Relocate non-root aggregates from node2 to node3
- Move NAS data LIFs owned by node2 to node3
- Stage 4. Record information and retire node2
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Stage 5. Install and boot node4
- Overview
- Install and boot node4
- Set the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuarion on node4
- Map ports from node2 to node4
- Verify the node4 installation
- Move NAS data LIFs owned by node2 from node3 to node4 and verify SAN LIFs on node4
- Worksheet: Information to record before moving NAS data LIFs to node4
- Relocate node2's non-root aggregates from node3 to node4
- Stage 6. Complete the upgrade
- Troubleshoot
- References
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Upgrade by moving volumes or storage
- Overview
- Considerations
- Upgrade by moving storage
- Upgrade by moving volumes
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Upgrade AFF A250 to AFF A400 by converting to a drive shelf
- Workflow
- Migrate LIFs and data aggregates on node2 to node1
- Convert node2 to a drive shelf and connect to node4
- Reassign drives from node2 to node4
- Migrate data aggregates, epsilon, and LIFs on node1 to node4
- Convert node1 to a drive shelf and connect to node3
- Reassign drives from node1 to node3
- Migrate LIFs and data aggregates on node4 to node3
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