• ONTAP Hardware Upgrade Documentation
• Choose your controller hardware upgrade procedure
• Upgrade by using ARL
  • Choose your ARL upgrade procedure
  • Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller hardware introduced in ONTAP 9.15.1
    • Overview
    • Automate the controller upgrade process
    • Decide whether to use the aggregate relocation content
    • Required tools and documentation
    • Guidelines for upgrading controllers with ARL
    • Overview of the ARL upgrade
    • Stage 1. Prepare for upgrade
      • Overview
      • Prepare the nodes for upgrade
      • Manage storage encryption using the Onboard Key Manager
    • Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 to node2
      • Relocate failed or vetoed aggregates
      • Retire node1
      • Prepare for netboot
    • Stage 3. Install and boot node3
      • Overview
      • Install and boot node3
      • Verify the node3 installation
      • Restore key-manager configuration on node3
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 from node2 to node3
    • Stage 4. Relocate and retire node2
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs from node2 to node3
      • Retire node2
    • Stage 5. Install and boot node4
      • Overview
      • Install and boot node4
      • Verify the node4 installation
      • Restore key-manager configuration on node4
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node2 from node3 to node4
    • Stage 6. Complete the upgrade
      • Overview
      • Manage authentication using KMIP servers
      • Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly
      • Set up Storage Encryption on the new controller module
      • Set up NetApp Volume or Aggregate Encryption on the new controller module
      • Decommission the old system
      • Resume SnapMirror operations
    • Troubleshoot
      • Overview
      • Aggregate relocation failures
      • Reboots, panics, or power cycles
      • Issues that can arise in multiple stages of the procedure
      • LIF migration failure
    • References
  • 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
      • Overview
      • Verify the upgrade hardware
      • Prepare the nodes for upgrade
      • Manage storage encryption using the Onboard Key Manager
    • Stage 2. Relocate resources and retire node1
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 to node2
      • Relocate failed or vetoed aggregates
      • Retire node1
      • Replace the node1 system modules
        • Replace AFF A800
        • Replace AFF A220, AFF A200, AFF C190, FAS2620, or FAS2720
        • Replace AFF A700 or FAS9000
      • Netboot node1
    • Stage 3. Boot node1 with the replacement system modules
      • Overview
      • Cable node1 for shared cluster-HA storage (AFF A800 upgrade only)
      • Boot node1 with the replacement system modules
      • Verify the node1 installation
      • Restore key-manager configuration on the upgraded node1
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 from node2 to the upgraded node1
    • Stage 4. Relocate resources and retire node2
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs from node2 to node1
      • Retire node2
    • Stage 5. Install the replacement system modules on node2
      • Overview
      • Install the replacement system modules on node2
        • Install AFF A90 or AFF A70
        • Install ASA A150, AFF A150, or FAS2820
        • Install ASA A900, AFF A900, or FAS9500
      • Netboot node2
    • Stage 6. Boot node2 with the replacement system modules
      • Overview
      • Boot node2 with the replacement system modules
      • Verify the node2 installation
      • Restore key-manager configuration on node2
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs back to node2
    • Stage 7. Complete the upgrade
      • Overview
      • Manage authentication using KMIP servers
      • Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly
      • Set up Storage Encryption on the new controller module
      • Set up NetApp Volume or Aggregate Encryption on the new controller module
      • Decommission the old system
      • Resume SnapMirror operations
    • Troubleshoot
      • Overview
      • Aggregate relocation failures
      • Reboots, panics, or power cycles
      • Issues that can arise in multiple stages of the procedure
      • LIF migration failure
    • References
  • 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
      • Overview
      • Prepare the nodes for upgrade
      • Manage storage encryption using the Onboard Key Manager
    • Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 to node2
      • Relocate failed or vetoed aggregates
      • Retire node1
      • Prepare for netboot
    • Stage 3. Install and boot node3
      • Overview
      • Install and boot node3
      • Set the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuration on node3
      • Verify the node3 installation
      • Restore key-manager configuration on node3
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 from node2 to node3
    • Stage 4. Relocate and retire node2
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs from node2 to node3
      • Retire node2
    • Stage 5. Install and boot node4
      • Overview
      • Install and boot node4
      • Set the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuration on node4
      • Verify the node4 installation
      • Restore key-manager configuration on node4
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node2 from node3 to node4
    • Stage 6. Complete the upgrade
      • Overview
      • Manage authentication using KMIP servers
      • Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly
      • Set up Storage Encryption on the new controller module
      • Set up NetApp Volume or Aggregate Encryption on the new controller module
      • Decommission the old system
      • Resume SnapMirror operations
    • Troubleshoot
      • Overview
      • Aggregate relocation failures
      • Reboots, panics, or power cycles
      • Issues that can arise in multiple stages of the procedure
      • LIF migration failure
    • References
  • 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
      • Overview
      • Prepare the nodes for upgrade
      • Manage Storage Encryption using the Onboard Key Manager
    • Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 to node2
      • Relocate failed or vetoed aggregates
      • Retire node1
      • Prepare for netboot
    • 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
      • Join the quorum when a node has a different set of network ports
      • Verify the node3 installation
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 from node2 to node3
    • Stage 4. Relocate and retire node2
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs from node2 to node3
      • Retire node2
    • Stage 5. Install and boot node4
      • Overview
      • Install and boot node4
      • Set the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuration on node4
      • Map ports from node2 to node4
      • Join the quorum when a node has a different set of network ports
      • Verify the node4 installation
      • Move non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node2 from node3 to node4
    • Stage 6. Complete the upgrade
      • Overview
      • Manage authentication using KMIP servers
      • Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly
      • Set up Storage Encryption on the new controller module
      • Set up NetApp Volume or Aggregate Encryption on the new controller module
      • Decommission the old system
      • Resume SnapMirror operations
    • Troubleshoot
      • Overview
      • Aggregate relocation failures
      • Reboots, panics, or power cycles
      • Issues that can arise in multiple stages of the procedure
      • LIF migration failure
    • References
  • 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
      • Overview
      • Determine whether the controller has aggregates on internal disk drives
      • Prepare the nodes for upgrade
      • Manage authentication keys using the Onboard Key Manager
      • Quiesce the SnapMirror relationships
      • Prepare for netboot
    • Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates from node1 to node2
      • Move NAS data LIFs owned by node1 to node2
      • Record node1 information
      • Retire node1
    • 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
      • Overview
      • Record node2 information
      • Retire node2
    • 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
      • Overview
      • Manage authentication using KMIP servers
      • Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly
      • Set up Storage Encryption on the new controller module
      • Set up NetApp Volume or Aggregate Encryption on the new controller module
      • Decommission the old system
      • Resume SnapMirror operations
    • Troubleshoot
      • Overview
      • Aggregate relocation failures
      • Reboots, panics, or power cycles
      • Issues that can arise in multiple stages of the procedure
      • LIF migration failure
      • LIFs are on invalid ports after upgrade
    • References
  • 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
    • 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
      • Overview
      • Determine whether the controller has aggregates on internal disk drives
      • Prepare the nodes for upgrade
      • Manage authentication keys using the Onboard Key Manager
      • Quiesce the SnapMirror relationships
      • Prepare for netboot
    • Stage 2. Relocate and retire node1
      • Overview
      • Relocate non-root aggregates from node1 to node2
      • Move NAS data LIFs owned by node1 to node2
      • Record node1 information
      • Retire node1
    • 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
      • Overview
      • Record node2 information
      • Retire node2
    • 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
      • Overview
      • Manage authentication using KMIP servers
      • Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly
      • Set up Storage Encryption on the new controller module
      • Set up NetApp Volume or Aggregate Encryption on the new controller module
      • Decommission the old system
      • Resume SnapMirror operations
    • Troubleshoot
      • Overview
      • Aggregate relocation failures
      • Reboots, panics, or power cycles
      • Issues that can arise in multiple stages of the procedure
      • LIF migration failure
      • LIFs are on invalid ports after upgrade
    • References
• Upgrade by moving volumes or storage
  • Overview
  • Considerations
  • Upgrade by moving storage
    • Workflow
    • Prepare
    • Shut down original nodes
    • Remove disk ownership
    • Reset default configuration
    • Install new nodes
    • Set up new nodes
    • Optional - Move internal storage or convert to drive shelf
      • Overview
      • Move internal drives
      • Convert node to drive shelf
    • Attach storage shelves and reassign disk ownership
    • Restore root volume configuration
    • Complete upgrade
      • Overview
      • Complete in ONTAP 9.8 or later
        • Overview
        • Map network ports using ONTAP 9.8
        • Perform final steps in ONTAP 9.8
      • Complete in ONTAP 9.7 or earlier
        • Overview
        • Map network ports using ONTAP 9.7 or earlier
        • Perform final steps in ONTAP 9.7 or earlier
  • Upgrade by moving volumes
    • Workflow
    • Prepare
    • Install and join new nodes
    • Move Linux iSCSI hosts to the new nodes
    • Create an aggregate and move volumes to the new nodes
    • Move non-SAN data LIFs and cluster management LIFs
    • Move, delete, or create SAN LIFS
      • Overview
      • Considerations for moving SAN LIFs
      • Delete SAN LIFs
      • Create new SAN LIFs or re-create deleted SAN LIFs
    • Unjoin original nodes
    • Complete upgrade
  • 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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