Re: Upgrade from 9.3 to 9.7

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but make sure you use
9.5P-latest or at least a recent P release.  That way, if you have
to stop at the 9.5 hop for any reason, you are on a recent release.

Also, there is a BURT in 9.5P5 and earlier that requires manual
intervention to deal with expired certificates.  9.5P6 and later
have the updated certs.

https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1250500

John

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 03:45:13PM -0500, Philbert Rupkins wrote:
> Excellent!   Thanks for the responses.   Glad to hear this is a smooth
> process.
> 
> We've got two 6 node clusters  (each cluster = 3 HA pairs) to upgrade.
> Snapmirror relationships between each cluster, no cascading to a third
> cluster or anything like that.
> 
> We've never performed a double ONTAP upgrade during a single
> maintenance window so were a bit hesitant when we saw this upgrade
> path.   This feedback helps alleviate my concerns, really appreciate
> it.  I'll be sure to double the usual maintenance window to allow time
> for both upgrades.
> 
> Excited to get to 9.7.   I really wish 9.7 included the GA release of
> ONTAP S3 but I suppose we'll just have to wait until we get to 9.8.
> 
> Happy weekend everybody!
> -Phil
> 
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 2:46 PM Mitch Wright <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Philbert:
> >
> > We did this recently and the upgrade was smooth.
> > Your understanding is correct, it upgrades to 9.5 and then 9.7, but otherwise is the typical process.
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 12:05 PM Philbert Rupkins <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello Toasters,
> >>
> >> Anybody have experience, positive or negative,  upgrading from 9.3 to 9.7?
> >>
> >> It is a supported automated upgrade path but requires packages for
> >> both 9.5 and 9.7.   My understanding is each node will be upgraded
> >> twice (once to 9.5 then to 9.7) but otherwise should follow the
> >> typical automated upgrade routine.
> >>
> >> Thank You
> >> Phil
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