What's new in Upgrade Health Checker
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Learn what's new in Upgrade Health Checker (UHC). You can find additional enhancement information by navigating to the Upgrade Health Checker tile in the NetApp Console Automation Hub and viewing the latest Upgrade Health Checker download files.
17 July 2026
This update adds several enhancements including a fleet risk view dashboard, email authentication and encryption support, drive count reporting, recommended ONTAP version support, and NAS and SAN IMT checks.
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Provides support for an email server with authentication and encryption.
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Includes a Fleet Risk view dashboard that risk-ranks your entire estate. You can now see which blocked clusters carry the most risk. This allows you to prioritize remediation.
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The cluster report now includes Drive Count, alongside ONTAP version, node count, and capacity. This completes the hardware snapshot for upgrade and capacity planning.
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The UHC assessment now includes the recommended upgrade target ONTAP version.
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Adds support for NAS and SAN IMT checks.
11 June 2026
This update adds email delivery for reports, a dashboard parameter for quick health overviews, and new documentation sections to help you maintain and troubleshoot Upgrade Health Checker.
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UHC supports the direct delivery of reports to your inbox.
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Introduces the
--dashboardparameter that regenerates the dashboard from existing runs at<runs>/dashboard/index.htmlwithout contacting a cluster. It provides a high-level overview of the health status of all the clusters that have been recently accessed. -
Introduces a new Maintain, Troubleshoot, and FAQ section.
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Maintain Upgrade Health Checker by checking for updates, monitoring logs for recurring issues, and verifying that you configure the tool correctly.
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Troubleshoot common Upgrade Health Checker issues and resolve errors that can block ONTAP upgrade planning.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ) for Upgrade Health Checker.
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15 April 2026
This update adds a new XLSX report format and requires access to a new endpoint for auto-updates to work.
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You must grant UHC access to a new endpoint (https://api.activeiq.netapp.com) for auto-update features to work.
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UHC now provides a new report format (.XLSX - human-editable) that complements the HTML (human-readable) and JSON (machine-readable) formats.
13 February 2026
Upgrade Health Checker is now available. This tool generates detailed, onsite reports to help you complete a successful ONTAP upgrade. You can use Upgrade Health Checker with existing automation and orchestration frameworks to save time when upgrading single or multiple clusters. Upgrade Health Checker supports upgrades to ONTAP 9.11.1 and later.