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List:       toasters
Subject:    RE: Upgrade firmware, ONTAP and add hardware in one step?
From:       "Fox, Adam" <Adam.Fox () netapp ! com>
Date:       2007-11-14 22:18:00
Message-ID: 5B06C0166402104E9D67972E820AFFBBDE7A1B () RTPEXMV01 ! hq ! netapp ! com
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If this helps, 113823 is fixed starting in 6.4.4 and higher in the 6.4
family,
then in 6.5P6 and later.  So as long as you are starting on one of these
releases
you shouldn't hit 113823.


-- Adam Fox
adamfox@netapp.com


-----Original Message-----
From: aachleon [mailto:aachleon@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:39 PM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Re: Upgrade firmware, ONTAP and add hardware in one step?


Just beware of this statement regarding updating disk firmware prior to
the Ontap upgrade.  I don't know what type of shelves a FAS960 runs, but
if they are DS14 shelves, you may have problems.

"If you are currently running a version of Data ONTAP that does not
include a fix for Bug ID 113823, do not update disk firmware before
upgrading to this Data ONTAP 7.1 release, or you could damage disks,
resulting in data loss."

http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/ontap/rel7121/html/ontap/rnote/
cautions.shtml#firmware



Stephen C. Losen wrote:
> 
> 
> We are adding FC interface cards and new shelves of 750G disks to a 
> FAS960c pair.  We need to upgrade ONTAP from 7.1.1.1 to 7.2.3 to 
> support the disks and our system firmware is not the latest.
> 
> I was wondering if we dare try and do all of this with a single reboot

> like this:
> 
> install firmware files and download
> install ONTAP files and download
> halt and run update_flash to install firmware power off install 
> interface cards connect new shelves and power them up power up the 
> heads
> 
> I am concerned that now the filers will come up with new firmware, a 
> new version of ONTAP, and newly installed hardware and disks.  Am I 
> asking for trouble?
> 
> My conservative nature tells me to install the firmware, boot back up,

> install ONTAP, reboot, shut down, power off, install the new hardware 
> and power back on.  It will take only a few more minutes.
> 
> Steve Losen   scl@virginia.edu    phone: 434-924-0640
> 
> University of Virginia               ITC Unix Support
> 
> 
> 
> 


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Aaron Leonard
Aaron Leonard
aachleon@gmail.com
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