Okay, so it appears as if the F840 runs ONTAP 5.3.6H1, and the "Start Here" documentation says (p. 10) that "This release runs only on F840 filers."
Hmmm... Hmmmm.... Uh-oh.
There is no common release that will run on the F760's I already have, so I can test how things go there first before putting this champagne beauty through its paces?
Plus, it's not clear (and I think I know the answer to this) how one might take the root volume on a shelf/shelves from an F760 to an F840. If I can't install 5.3.6H1 on an F760.... And, I assume the alpha boot code on my existing F760's won't boot the new F840's...
Answer: Catch-22!
That puts me into a pickle. "I don't want a pickle; I just wanna ride on my motorsickle..."
I'm gonna continue digging through NOW and the docs, but if anyone can respond to me before I give a call into our VAR or NetApp support tomorrow... <help>
(Man, that NVRAM battery is *big*!)
Until next time...
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