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Install the ONTAP software package for manual upgrades

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After you have downloaded the ONTAP software package for a manual upgrade, you must install it locally before you begin your upgrade.

Steps

  1. Set the privilege level to advanced, entering y when prompted to continue: set -privilege advanced

    The advanced prompt (*>) appears.

  2. Install the image.

    If you have the following configuration…​ Use this command…​

    • Non-MetroCluster

    • 2-node MetroCluster

    		 
    system node image update -node * -package _location_ -replace-package true -setdefault true -background true

    location can be a web server or a local folder, depending on the ONTAP version. See the system node image update man page for details.

    This command installs the software image on all of the nodes simultaneously. To install the image on each node one at a time, do not specify the -background parameter.

    • 4-node MetroCluster

    • 8-node MetroCluster configuration

    		 
    system node image update -node * -package location -replace-package true -background true -setdefault false

    You must issue this command on both clusters.

    This command uses an extended query to change the target software image, which is installed as the alternate image on each node.

  3. Enter y to continue when prompted.

  4. Verify that the software image is installed on each node.

    system node image show-update-progress -node *

    This command displays the current status of the software image installation. You should continue to run this command until all nodes report a Run Status of Exited, and an Exit Status of Success.

    The system node image update command can fail and display error or warning messages. After resolving any errors or warnings, you can run the command again.

    This example shows a two-node cluster in which the software image is installed successfully on both nodes:

    cluster1::*> system node image show-update-progress -node *
There is no update/install in progress
Status of most recent operation:
        Run Status:     Exited
        Exit Status:    Success
        Phase:          Run Script
        Exit Message:   After a clean shutdown, image2 will be set as the default boot image on node0.
There is no update/install in progress
Status of most recent operation:
        Run Status:     Exited
        Exit Status:    Success
        Phase:          Run Script
        Exit Message:   After a clean shutdown, image2 will be set as the default boot image on node1.
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