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
Hi,
from my point of view i do not think that this should be a problem.
I see the point about changing too many things at the same time. So if i had to choose and i had enough time i would do it the save way. If you do not, adding the FC Cards should not be a problem at all. This is a thing we did several times (with FC Target and Initiator cards).
With 7.2.3 you are then able to hot-add new loops to a running filer (see also http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/ontap/rel723/html/ontap/cluster /6storag6.htm )
Best Regards and good luck for your upgrade
Jochen
-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Stephen C. Losen Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:19 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Upgrade firmware, ONTAP and add hardware in one step?
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
I'd stick to what your conservative nature is telling you.
I'm fairly sure you have to reboot after a firmware update before installing ontap. I also wouldn't want to change three things at once - too many variables there for my liking.
regards John
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
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/caut...
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
----- Aaron Leonard Aaron Leonard aachleon@gmail.com
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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