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You can upgrade controller hardware without disruption by using aggregate relocation (ARL). For other methods of upgrading your controller hardware, see Upgrade by moving volumes or storage.
Using ARL, you nondisruptively upgrade the controller hardware on a pair of nodes running ONTAP by migrating non-root aggregates from the original nodes to the new nodes in the same cluster. The data hosted on the nodes that are being upgraded is accessible during the upgrade.
ARL takes advantage of the HA configuration to give you the capability to move ownership of non-root aggregates from one node to another if they share storage within the same cluster.
There are several ARL methods for upgrading controller hardware. To select the appropriate procedure, review the following information on the systems and ONTAP versions supported for each ARL upgrade option.
Use "system controller replace" commands with ONTAP 9.15.1 or later
If your upgrade scenario is listed in the following supported systems matrix, go to Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller hardware introduced in ONTAP 9.15.1 to start the upgrade procedure.
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| Existing controller | Replacement controller | Supported beginning with ONTAP… |
|---|---|---|
FAS8200, FAS8300, FAS8700, FAS9000 |
FAS70, FAS90 |
9.15.1P3 |
FAS9500 |
FAS90 |
9.15.1P3 |
AFF A300, AFF A400, AFF A700 |
AFF A70, AFF A90, AFF A1K |
9.15.1 |
AFF A900 |
AFF A90, AFF A1K |
9.15.1 |
Upgrade controller models in the same chassis
If your upgrade scenario is listed in the following supported systems matrix, go to Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller models in the same chassis to start the upgrade procedure.
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| Old system | Replacement system | Supported ONTAP versions |
|---|---|---|
AFF A800 |
AFF A70 or AFF A90 |
9.15.1 and later |
AFF A220 configured as an All SAN Array (ASA) |
ASA A150 |
9.13.1P1 and later |
AFF A220 |
AFF A150 |
9.10.1P15, 9.11.1P11, 9.12.1P5 and later |
AFF A200 |
AFF A150 |
9.10.1P15, 9.11.1P11 and later Note: AFF A200 does not support ONTAP versions later than 9.11.1. |
AFF C190 |
AFF A150 |
9.10.1P15, 9.11.1P11, 9.12.1P5 and later |
FAS2620 |
FAS2820 |
9.11.1P7 (FAS2620) Note: FAS2620 does not support ONTAP versions later than 9.11.1. 9.13.1 and later (FAS2820) |
FAS2720 |
FAS2820 |
9.13.1 and later |
AFF A700 configured as an ASA |
ASA A900 |
9.13.1P1 and later |
AFF A700 |
AFF A900 |
9.10.1P10, 9.11.1P6 and later |
FAS9000 |
FAS9500 |
9.10.1P10, 9.11.1P6 and later |
Use "system controller replace" commands with ONTAP 9.8 or later
If your upgrade scenario is listed in the following supported systems matrix, go to Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller hardware running ONTAP 9.8 or later to start the upgrade procedure.
Show supported systems
| Old controller | Replacement controller |
|---|---|
FAS8020, FAS8040, FAS8060, FAS8080 |
FAS8200, FAS8300, FAS8700, FAS9000 |
FAS8060, FAS8080 |
FAS9500 |
AFF8020, AFF8040, AFF8060, AFF8080 |
AFF A300, AFF A400, AFF A700, AFF A800 |
AFF8060, AFF8080 |
AFF A900 |
FAS8200 |
FAS8300, FAS8700, FAS9000, FAS9500 |
FAS8300, FAS8700, FAS9000 |
FAS9500 |
AFF A300 |
AFF A400, AFF A700, AFF A800, AFF A900 |
AFF A320 |
AFF A400 |
AFF A400, AFF A700 |
AFF A900 |
Use "system controller replace" commands with ONTAP 9.5 to 9.7
If your upgrade scenario is listed in the following supported systems matrix, go to Use "system controller replace" commands to upgrade controller hardware running ONTAP 9.5 to 9.7 to start the upgrade procedure.
Show supported systems
| Old controller | Replacement controller |
|---|---|
FAS8020, FAS8040, FAS8060, FAS8080 |
FAS8200, FAS8300, FAS8700, FAS9000 |
AFF8020, AFF8040, AFF8060, AFF8080 |
AFF A300, AFF A400, AFF A700, AFF A800 |
FAS8200 |
FAS8700, FAS9000, FAS8300 |
AFF A300 |
AFF A700, AFF A800, AFF A400 |
Use manual ARL commands
If your upgrade scenario is not supported using "system commands", you can perform an ARL upgrade using manual commands.
Choose the procedure for your ONTAP version to start the upgrade: