Re: Upgrade from 9.3 to 9.7

Is the direct upgrade from 9.3->9.7 possible if currently running BMC fw
1.67?

The strict upgrade requirements around BMC fw 1.81 are raising a bunch of
concerns as it relates to 9.3->9.7 direct.


On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 8:44 PM Kuber Sharma <[email protected]> wrote:

> What version of ONTAP can I upgrade to:
>
> https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/upgrade/concept_upgrade_paths.html
>
> Cheer,
> Kuber
>
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 11:30 AM Philbert Rupkins <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 9.3 -> 9.7 is a supported "direct" ANDU path, per Upgrade Advisor.
>>
>> It involves both loading both the 9.5 and 9.7 packages in to the
>> repository but just one ANDU required to make that jump.   Each node is
>> upgraded twice (9.3->9.5;9.5->9.7)  as the ANDU rolls through the cluster
>> as I understand it.
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback on System Manager. I'm used to kicking it off
>> from the CLI so I'll just stick with that.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 6:41 PM tmac <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> It is. For sure. But once on 9.5, you can load 9.7Px and 9.8PX on the
>>> system and it will do the auto-update from 9.5 -> 9.7Px -> 9.8Px
>>>
>>> One will have to do the 9.3 -> 9.5Px step first though.
>>>
>>> --tmac
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 6:45 PM Mike Gossett <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 9.5 is definitely a needed interim step.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 20, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Tim McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I think you need to be on at least 9.5 to punch through to higher
>>>> releases.
>>>>
>>>> The 9.3 to 9.5 with system manager is very manageable. Even if you were
>>>> to start the upgrade with the cli you can still go to the gui upgrade page
>>>> and watch the progress.
>>>>
>>>> I only end up at the cli in the event of an issue.
>>>> cluster image show-update-progress
>>>> Is your friend.
>>>>
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>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Philbert Rupkins <[email protected]>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 20, 2021 4:46:19 PM
>>>> *To:* Tim McCarthy <[email protected]>
>>>> *Cc:* Douglas Siggins <[email protected]>; Toasters <
>>>> [email protected]>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Upgrade from 9.3 to 9.7
>>>>
>>>> Going to resurrect this thread from the ashes.   A couple of questions:
>>>>
>>>> Just a quick poll - how many of you are performing rolling ANDU
>>>> upgrades via System Manager?  I see it is documented as the "preferred"
>>>> ANDU method despite Upgrade Avisor walking through the CLI based steps.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *"You can also perform an automated upgrade using the command line
>>>> interface (CLI); however, *
>>>> *using ONTAP System Manager is preferred."*
>>>>
>>>> *https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_download_file/ECMLP2876872
>>>> <https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_download_file/ECMLP2876872>*
>>>>
>>>> Also, is the System Manager method available if performing the
>>>> double/direct upgrade from 9.3->9.7?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Phil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 11:10 AM Tim McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually
>>>> solves the SP update process from failing !
>>>>
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>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Toasters <[email protected]> on behalf of Douglas
>>>> Siggins <[email protected]>
>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
>>>> *To:* Philbert Rupkins <[email protected]>
>>>> *Cc:* Toasters <[email protected]>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Upgrade from 9.3 to 9.7
>>>>
>>>> Works well check your cluster switch firmware versions, and upgrade
>>>> your SPs directly prior if supported. I've seen many instances of SP hangs
>>>> when we went through that process over a year ago (hundreds of nodes).
>>>> Overall 9.7 is a great stable version.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 3:05 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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