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ONTAP 9 release support

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Beginning with the ONTAP 9.8 release, NetApp delivers ONTAP releases twice per calendar year. Though plans are subject to change, the intent is to deliver new ONTAP releases in the second and fourth quarter of each calendar year. Use this information to plan the time frame of your upgrade to take advantage of the latest ONTAP release.

Version Release date

9.16.1

November 2024

9.15.1

May 2024

9.14.1

January 2024

9.13.1

June 2023

9.12.1

February 2023

9.11.1

July 2022

9.10.1

January 2022

9.9.1

June 2021

Note If you are running an ONTAP version prior to 9.10.1, it is likely on Limited Support or Self-Service Support. Consider upgrading to versions with full support. You can verify the level of support for your version of ONTAP on the NetApp Support Site.

Support levels

The level of support available for a specific version of ONTAP varies depending upon when the software was released.

Support level Full support Limited support Self-service support

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Access to online documentation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Technical support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Root-cause analysis

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Software downloads

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Service updates (patch releases [P-releases])

Yes

Yes

Yes

Alerts about vulnerabilities

Yes

Yes

Yes

To upgrade to the latest release of ONTAP, see Upgrade to the latest version of ONTAP and When should I upgrade ONTAP?