Yah, in this specific case, you're right - but I recall from the past, that the comiled all*.zip files did not always contain the most recent firmware.

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

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From: andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 10:23 AM To: Alexander Griesser AGriesser@anexia-it.com; toasters toasters@teaparty.net Subject: RE: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

All firmware from 17-May-19 is initial release, so is not available as downloadable image.

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From: toasters-bounces@teaparty.netmailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net <toasters-bounces@teaparty.netmailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> On Behalf Of Alexander Griesser Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 11:09 AM To: toasters <toasters@teaparty.netmailto:toasters@teaparty.net> Subject: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

Hey,

I'm interested in the ways people keep their firmware updated on their filers. On the support website, you can download all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip, but they are most of the time not recent enough, so f.ex. today I could download all.zip from 10-APR-19 and there is more recent firmware for quite some disks dated with 17-May-19. Does anyone know if there is a public/private URL where I can download a "nightly" build or something like this for all.zip? Or is there any URL/FTP/etc. (without having to parse the download website with some selenium scripts or something like that) that I could use to mirror all the firmware files to one of my servers and create the zip file there?

Best,

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

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There have been some firmware issues recently (just deleted the mails already, but I've got one from the past):

https://kb.netapp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1073782

When something like this happens, then these firmware files are _NOT_ integrated into the all.zip f.ex. immediately and there also was no Ontap update within a short period of time after these firmware updates have been released.

Best,

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

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From: Tony Bar tbar@berkcom.com Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 12:20 PM To: Alexander Griesser AGriesser@anexia-it.com; 'andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com' andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com; 'toasters' toasters@teaparty.net Subject: RE: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

Almost 99% of the time it seems like those fw releases are b/c of a new drive being released, e.g. latest NVMe drives, etc. My advice for how to stay on top of fw for drives and everything else really is to keep on top of patching ONTAP since the FW bundles are now included (and have been for some time) in the ONTAP upgrade packages.

Anthony Bar tbar@berkcom.commailto:tbar@berkcom.com Berkeley Communications

From: toasters-bounces@teaparty.netmailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net <toasters-bounces@teaparty.netmailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> On Behalf Of Alexander Griesser Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 1:28 AM To: andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.commailto:andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com; toasters <toasters@teaparty.netmailto:toasters@teaparty.net> Subject: RE: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

Yah, in this specific case, you're right - but I recall from the past, that the comiled all*.zip files did not always contain the most recent firmware.

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

E-Mail: AGriesser@anexia-it.commailto:AGriesser@anexia-it.com Web: http://www.anexia-it.comhttp://www.anexia-it.com/

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From: andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.commailto:andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com <andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.commailto:andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 10:23 AM To: Alexander Griesser <AGriesser@anexia-it.commailto:AGriesser@anexia-it.com>; toasters <toasters@teaparty.netmailto:toasters@teaparty.net> Subject: RE: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

All firmware from 17-May-19 is initial release, so is not available as downloadable image.

--- Sent from my Fujitsu LIFEBOOK S937 With best regards Andrei Borzenkov Senior System Engineer FJ EMEIA PR FOCP RU SM FSO [cid:image004.gif@01CEE08A.195DCF10] FUJITSU Zemlyanoy val 9, 105064 Moscow, Russia Tel.: +7 (495) 730 6220 ext. 2247 Mob.: +7 (916) 678 7208 E-mail: Andrei.Borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.commailto:Andrei.Borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com Web: ts.fujitsu.comhttp://ts.fujitsu.com/ Company details: OOO Fujitsu Technology Solutions / ts.fujitsu.com/imprinthttp://ts.fujitsu.com/imprint.html This communication contains information that is confidential, proprietary in nature and/or privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient(s), please note that any form of dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation. Please be advised that neither Fujitsu, its affiliates, its employees or agents accept liability for any errors, omissions or damages caused by delays of receipt or by any virus infection in this message or its attachments, or which may otherwise arise as a result of this e-mail transmission.

From: toasters-bounces@teaparty.netmailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net <toasters-bounces@teaparty.netmailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> On Behalf Of Alexander Griesser Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 11:09 AM To: toasters <toasters@teaparty.netmailto:toasters@teaparty.net> Subject: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

Hey,

I'm interested in the ways people keep their firmware updated on their filers. On the support website, you can download all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip, but they are most of the time not recent enough, so f.ex. today I could download all.zip from 10-APR-19 and there is more recent firmware for quite some disks dated with 17-May-19. Does anyone know if there is a public/private URL where I can download a "nightly" build or something like this for all.zip? Or is there any URL/FTP/etc. (without having to parse the download website with some selenium scripts or something like that) that I could use to mirror all the firmware files to one of my servers and create the zip file there?

Best,

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

E-Mail: AGriesser@anexia-it.commailto:AGriesser@anexia-it.com Web: http://www.anexia-it.comhttp://www.anexia-it.com/

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Yes, for some of these high critical firmware issues, 4 weeks until the next P release can be tough. Also, you cannot update all customers immediately to the next P-release once available, some customers have stricter rules and only one maintenance window for software updates a year.

I’m trying to find a way to always have the latest available disk firmware in one place which will then serve as the url-to-go for disk firmware updates throughout my installed base. In the past, I’ve manually downloaded the all*zip files regularly and I’m trying to find a way that can be better automated which ideally also notifies me of new firmware updates then. Our storage management software can then (on staging, development, etc. boxes) also automatically install the new qual_devices and all*.zip files to test them there.

Best,

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

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From: Tony Bar tbar@berkcom.com Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 1:52 PM To: Alexander Griesser AGriesser@anexia-it.com Cc: andrei.borzenkov@ts.fujitsu.com; toasters toasters@teaparty.net Subject: Re: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

Are you including “P” releases in that assessment? The general GA release might not have it but if an issue is ID’ed in the month before a “P” release comes out it’s been my understanding that those FW updates should roll up to the next “P” release — i.e. 9.5 -> 9.5P4 Anthony Bar tbar@berkcom.commailto:tbar@berkcom.com Berkeley Communications

On May 24, 2019, at 3:59 AM, Alexander Griesser <AGriesser@anexia-it.commailto:AGriesser@anexia-it.com> wrote: Anthony Bar tbar@berkcom.commailto:tbar@berkcom.com Berkeley Communications

Yah, a plain old FTP access would be enough – or just a web listing with all available binaries 😊 We’re currently trying to build local repositories for firmware and ontap images a spart of our storage management platform and getting access to new releases is a vital feature here. But I guess we’ll do some scripting.

Best,

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

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Von: Pablo Luis Zorzoli pablozorzoli@gmail.com Gesendet: Freitag, 24. Mai 2019 17:37 An: Alexander Griesser AGriesser@anexia-it.com Cc: toasters toasters@teaparty.net Betreff: Re: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

Hi Alexander,

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:13 AM Alexander Griesser <AGriesser@anexia-it.commailto:AGriesser@anexia-it.com> wrote: Hey,

I’m interested in the ways people keep their firmware updated on their filers. On the support website, you can download all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip, but they are most of the time not recent enough, so f.ex. today I could download all.zip from 10-APR-19 and there is more recent firmware for quite some disks dated with 17-May-19. Does anyone know if there is a public/private URL where I can download a „nightly“ build or something like this for all.zip? Or is there any URL/FTP/etc. (without having to parse the download website with some selenium scripts or something like that) that I could use to mirror all the firmware files to one of my servers and create the zip file there?

To the best of my knowledge, as a customer, there is no such a thing. But looking forward to what other Toasters have to say on this topic.

I've been requesting this via various means to NetApp, i.e. to offer a place were you as a customer can download images and various firmwares, etc, without writing my own website scrapper, or selenium scripts.

One of the last updates I got, was that they are planning to add some features to OCUM that would pull these updates from netapp and let you know that there are new files/patches for you to apply. But not sure of the whole scope of this feature, and when will it become available.

Regards,

Pablo.

Best,

Alexander Griesser Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

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Hey Tim,

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:09 PM Tim Stiller tim.stiller@gmail.com wrote:

you may want to try the brand new ActiveIQ API Services to find out if a cluster needs a (disk-fw) upgrade:

https://mysupport.netapp.com/myautosupport/dist/index.html#/apidocs/serviceD...

Well... this certainly is not an answer to your question but may be helpful to monitor the need for upgrades.

best regards Tim

Indeed, we implemented some code to detect these risks, but it doesn't solve the download problem.

Am Fr., 24. Mai 2019 um 18:27 Uhr schrieb Alexander Griesser < AGriesser@anexia-it.com>:

...

Yah, a plain old FTP access would be enough – or just a web listing with all available binaries 😊

We’re currently trying to build local repositories for firmware and ontap images a spart of our storage management platform and getting access to new releases is a vital feature here.

But I guess we’ll do some scripting.

Best,

*Alexander Griesser*

Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

E-Mail: AGriesser@anexia-it.com

Web: http://www.anexia-it.com

Anschrift Hauptsitz Klagenfurt: Feldkirchnerstraße 140, 9020 Klagenfurt

Geschäftsführer: Alexander Windbichler

Firmenbuch: FN 289918a | Gerichtsstand: Klagenfurt | UID-Nummer: AT U63216601

*Von:* Pablo Luis Zorzoli pablozorzoli@gmail.com *Gesendet:* Freitag, 24. Mai 2019 17:37 *An:* Alexander Griesser AGriesser@anexia-it.com *Cc:* toasters toasters@teaparty.net *Betreff:* Re: all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip most current versions

Hi Alexander,

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:13 AM Alexander Griesser < AGriesser@anexia-it.com> wrote:

Hey,

I’m interested in the ways people keep their firmware updated on their filers. On the support website, you can download all.zip and all_shelf_fw.zip, but they are most of the time not recent enough, so f.ex. today I could download all.zip from 10-APR-19 and there is more recent firmware for quite some disks dated with 17-May-19.

Does anyone know if there is a public/private URL where I can download a „nightly“ build or something like this for all.zip?

Or is there any URL/FTP/etc. (without having to parse the download website with some selenium scripts or something like that) that I could use to mirror all the firmware files to one of my servers and create the zip file there?

To the best of my knowledge, as a customer, there is no such a thing. But looking forward to what other Toasters have to say on this topic.

I've been requesting this via various means to NetApp, i.e. to offer a place were you as a customer can download images and various firmwares, etc, without writing my own website scrapper, or selenium scripts.

One of the last updates I got, was that they are planning to add some features to OCUM that would pull these updates from netapp and let you know that there are new files/patches for you to apply.

But not sure of the whole scope of this feature, and when will it become available.

Regards,

Pablo.

Best,

*Alexander Griesser*

Head of Systems Operations

ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH

E-Mail: AGriesser@anexia-it.com

Web: http://www.anexia-it.com

Anschrift Hauptsitz Klagenfurt: Feldkirchnerstraße 140, 9020 Klagenfurt

Geschäftsführer: Alexander Windbichler

Firmenbuch: FN 289918a | Gerichtsstand: Klagenfurt | UID-Nummer: AT U63216601

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