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Philbert:

We did this recently and the upgrade was smooth.
Your understanding is correct, it upgrades to 9.5 and then 9.7, but
otherwise is the typical process.

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 12:05 PM Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
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
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>

Excellent! Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear this is a smooth
process.

We've got two 6 node clusters (each cluster = 3 HA pairs) to upgrade.
Snapmirror relationships between each cluster, no cascading to a third
cluster or anything like that.

We've never performed a double ONTAP upgrade during a single
maintenance window so were a bit hesitant when we saw this upgrade
path. This feedback helps alleviate my concerns, really appreciate
it. I'll be sure to double the usual maintenance window to allow time
for both upgrades.

Excited to get to 9.7. I really wish 9.7 included the GA release of
ONTAP S3 but I suppose we'll just have to wait until we get to 9.8.

Happy weekend everybody!
-Phil

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 2:46 PM Mitch Wright <mishigas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Philbert:
>
> We did this recently and the upgrade was smooth.
> Your understanding is correct, it upgrades to 9.5 and then 9.7, but otherwise is the typical process.
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 12:05 PM Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>> Toasters mailing list
>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
_______________________________________________
Toasters mailing list
Toasters@teaparty.net
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I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but make sure you use
9.5P-latest or at least a recent P release. That way, if you have
to stop at the 9.5 hop for any reason, you are on a recent release.

Also, there is a BURT in 9.5P5 and earlier that requires manual
intervention to deal with expired certificates. 9.5P6 and later
have the updated certs.

https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1250500

John

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 03:45:13PM -0500, Philbert Rupkins wrote:
> Excellent! Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear this is a smooth
> process.
>
> We've got two 6 node clusters (each cluster = 3 HA pairs) to upgrade.
> Snapmirror relationships between each cluster, no cascading to a third
> cluster or anything like that.
>
> We've never performed a double ONTAP upgrade during a single
> maintenance window so were a bit hesitant when we saw this upgrade
> path. This feedback helps alleviate my concerns, really appreciate
> it. I'll be sure to double the usual maintenance window to allow time
> for both upgrades.
>
> Excited to get to 9.7. I really wish 9.7 included the GA release of
> ONTAP S3 but I suppose we'll just have to wait until we get to 9.8.
>
> Happy weekend everybody!
> -Phil
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 2:46 PM Mitch Wright <mishigas@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Philbert:
> >
> > We did this recently and the upgrade was smooth.
> > Your understanding is correct, it upgrades to 9.5 and then 9.7, but otherwise is the typical process.
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 12:05 PM Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Toasters mailing list
> >> Toasters@teaparty.net
> >> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>
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Not preaching to the choir. Duly noted - thank you for that note.
I recall something similar with expired vserver certs when we upgraded
from 9.1 to 9.3.

I am planning to use the latest P-release of both 9.5 and 9.7. I
dont recall seeing anything related to the 9.3 -> 9.7 jump that
requires a specific P release, so going with the latest seems to make
the most sense.

Though I will admit, it has to be a P release that has been out for a
while. I tend to avoid deploying P releases that have been out for
<1 month. That's not a best practice or anything, just a safety net
of sorts that we've adopted as an IT organization. The only
exception to that "rule" is if we're in a buggy release and a
just-released-patch includes a fix for a specific problem we're
experiencing.

Phil

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 5:54 PM John Clear <jac@panix.com> wrote:
>
> I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but make sure you use
> 9.5P-latest or at least a recent P release. That way, if you have
> to stop at the 9.5 hop for any reason, you are on a recent release.
>
> Also, there is a BURT in 9.5P5 and earlier that requires manual
> intervention to deal with expired certificates. 9.5P6 and later
> have the updated certs.
>
> https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1250500
>
> John
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 03:45:13PM -0500, Philbert Rupkins wrote:
> > Excellent! Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear this is a smooth
> > process.
> >
> > We've got two 6 node clusters (each cluster = 3 HA pairs) to upgrade.
> > Snapmirror relationships between each cluster, no cascading to a third
> > cluster or anything like that.
> >
> > We've never performed a double ONTAP upgrade during a single
> > maintenance window so were a bit hesitant when we saw this upgrade
> > path. This feedback helps alleviate my concerns, really appreciate
> > it. I'll be sure to double the usual maintenance window to allow time
> > for both upgrades.
> >
> > Excited to get to 9.7. I really wish 9.7 included the GA release of
> > ONTAP S3 but I suppose we'll just have to wait until we get to 9.8.
> >
> > Happy weekend everybody!
> > -Phil
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 2:46 PM Mitch Wright <mishigas@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Philbert:
> > >
> > > We did this recently and the upgrade was smooth.
> > > Your understanding is correct, it upgrades to 9.5 and then 9.7, but otherwise is the typical process.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 12:05 PM Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> Toasters mailing list
> > >> Toasters@teaparty.net
> > >> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
> > _______________________________________________
> > Toasters mailing list
> > Toasters@teaparty.net
> > https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
> >
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Speaking of certs....ONTAP 9.8 includes a new addition when doing the
Certificate request...
SAN: Subject Alternative Names !

Now when doing the "security certificate generate" command, there are two
new options:
-ip & -dns

For -ip you can add all your admin IP addresses (node mgmts, SPs, cluster
admin) and all the DNS names (including all short names and FQDNs for all
the admin interfaces).

--tmac

*Tim McCarthy, **Principal Consultant*

*Proud Member of the #NetAppATeam <https://twitter.com/NetAppATeam>*

*I Blog at TMACsRack <https://tmacsrack.wordpress.com/>*



On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 9:25 AM Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Not preaching to the choir. Duly noted - thank you for that note.
> I recall something similar with expired vserver certs when we upgraded
> from 9.1 to 9.3.
>
> I am planning to use the latest P-release of both 9.5 and 9.7. I
> dont recall seeing anything related to the 9.3 -> 9.7 jump that
> requires a specific P release, so going with the latest seems to make
> the most sense.
>
> Though I will admit, it has to be a P release that has been out for a
> while. I tend to avoid deploying P releases that have been out for
> <1 month. That's not a best practice or anything, just a safety net
> of sorts that we've adopted as an IT organization. The only
> exception to that "rule" is if we're in a buggy release and a
> just-released-patch includes a fix for a specific problem we're
> experiencing.
>
> Phil
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 5:54 PM John Clear <jac@panix.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but make sure you use
> > 9.5P-latest or at least a recent P release. That way, if you have
> > to stop at the 9.5 hop for any reason, you are on a recent release.
> >
> > Also, there is a BURT in 9.5P5 and earlier that requires manual
> > intervention to deal with expired certificates. 9.5P6 and later
> > have the updated certs.
> >
> > https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1250500
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 03:45:13PM -0500, Philbert Rupkins wrote:
> > > Excellent! Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear this is a smooth
> > > process.
> > >
> > > We've got two 6 node clusters (each cluster = 3 HA pairs) to upgrade.
> > > Snapmirror relationships between each cluster, no cascading to a third
> > > cluster or anything like that.
> > >
> > > We've never performed a double ONTAP upgrade during a single
> > > maintenance window so were a bit hesitant when we saw this upgrade
> > > path. This feedback helps alleviate my concerns, really appreciate
> > > it. I'll be sure to double the usual maintenance window to allow time
> > > for both upgrades.
> > >
> > > Excited to get to 9.7. I really wish 9.7 included the GA release of
> > > ONTAP S3 but I suppose we'll just have to wait until we get to 9.8.
> > >
> > > Happy weekend everybody!
> > > -Phil
> > >
> > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 2:46 PM Mitch Wright <mishigas@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Philbert:
> > > >
> > > > We did this recently and the upgrade was smooth.
> > > > Your understanding is correct, it upgrades to 9.5 and then 9.7, but
> otherwise is the typical process.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 12:05 PM Philbert Rupkins <
> philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
> > > >> _______________________________________________
> > > >> Toasters mailing list
> > > >> Toasters@teaparty.net
> > > >> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Toasters mailing list
> > > Toasters@teaparty.net
> > > https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
> > >
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>

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 <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
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
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>

Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually solves the SP update process from failing !

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
________________________________
From: Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> on behalf of Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
To: Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
Cc: Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
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 <philbertrupkins@gmail.com<mailto:philbertrupkins@gmail.com>> 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
_______________________________________________
Toasters mailing list
Toasters@teaparty.net<mailto:Toasters@teaparty.net>
https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters

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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> wrote:

> Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually
> solves the SP update process from failing !
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> on behalf of Douglas
> Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
> *To:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
> *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 <
> philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>
>

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.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
________________________________
From: Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 4:46:19 PM
To: Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com>
Cc: Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>; Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
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

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 <tmacmd@gmail.com<mailto:tmacmd@gmail.com>> wrote:
Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually solves the SP update process from failing !

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
________________________________
From: Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net<mailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net>> on behalf of Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com<mailto:siggins@gmail.com>>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
To: Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com<mailto:philbertrupkins@gmail.com>>
Cc: Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net<mailto:toasters@teaparty.net>>
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 <philbertrupkins@gmail.com<mailto:philbertrupkins@gmail.com>> 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
_______________________________________________
Toasters mailing list
Toasters@teaparty.net<mailto:Toasters@teaparty.net>
https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters

9.5 is definitely a needed interim step.


> On Sep 20, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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.
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> From: Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 4:46:19 PM
> To: Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com>
> Cc: Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>; Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
> 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 <tmacmd@gmail.com <mailto:tmacmd@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually solves the SP update process from failing !
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> From: Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net <mailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net>> on behalf of Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com <mailto:siggins@gmail.com>>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
> To: Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com <mailto:philbertrupkins@gmail.com>>
> Cc: Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net <mailto:toasters@teaparty.net>>
> 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 <philbertrupkins@gmail.com <mailto:philbertrupkins@gmail.com>> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net <mailto:Toasters@teaparty.net>
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters <https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters>
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters

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

*Tim McCarthy, **Principal Consultant*

*Proud Member of the #NetAppATeam <https://twitter.com/NetAppATeam>*

*I Blog at TMACsRack <https://tmacsrack.wordpress.com/>*




On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 6:45 PM Mike Gossett <cmgossett@gmail.com> wrote:

> 9.5 is definitely a needed interim step.
>
>
> On Sep 20, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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.
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 20, 2021 4:46:19 PM
> *To:* Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>; Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net
> >
> *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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually
> solves the SP update process from failing !
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> on behalf of Douglas
> Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
> *To:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
> *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 <
> philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
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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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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
>
> *Tim McCarthy, **Principal Consultant*
>
> *Proud Member of the #NetAppATeam <https://twitter.com/NetAppATeam>*
>
> *I Blog at TMACsRack <https://tmacsrack.wordpress.com/>*
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 6:45 PM Mike Gossett <cmgossett@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 9.5 is definitely a needed interim step.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 20, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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.
>>
>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 20, 2021 4:46:19 PM
>> *To:* Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>; Toasters <
>> toasters@teaparty.net>
>> *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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually
>> solves the SP update process from failing !
>>
>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> on behalf of Douglas
>> Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
>> *To:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
>> *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 <
>> philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>> Toasters mailing list
>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Toasters mailing list
>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>>
>>
>>

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 <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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
>>
>> *Tim McCarthy, **Principal Consultant*
>>
>> *Proud Member of the #NetAppATeam <https://twitter.com/NetAppATeam>*
>>
>> *I Blog at TMACsRack <https://tmacsrack.wordpress.com/>*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 6:45 PM Mike Gossett <cmgossett@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 9.5 is definitely a needed interim step.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 20, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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.
>>>
>>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 20, 2021 4:46:19 PM
>>> *To:* Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com>
>>> *Cc:* Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>; Toasters <
>>> toasters@teaparty.net>
>>> *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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually
>>> solves the SP update process from failing !
>>>
>>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> on behalf of Douglas
>>> Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
>>> *To:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
>>> *Cc:* Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
>>> *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 <
>>> philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Toasters mailing list
>>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Toasters mailing list
>>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
> Toasters mailing list
> Toasters@teaparty.net
> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters

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 <blazzing.gun@gmail.com> 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 <
> philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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
>>>
>>> *Tim McCarthy, **Principal Consultant*
>>>
>>> *Proud Member of the #NetAppATeam <https://twitter.com/NetAppATeam>*
>>>
>>> *I Blog at TMACsRack <https://tmacsrack.wordpress.com/>*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 6:45 PM Mike Gossett <cmgossett@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 9.5 is definitely a needed interim step.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 20, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 20, 2021 4:46:19 PM
>>>> *To:* Tim McCarthy <tmacmd@gmail.com>
>>>> *Cc:* Douglas Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>; Toasters <
>>>> toasters@teaparty.net>
>>>> *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 <tmacmd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Always reboot those sp/bmc before attempting any upgrade. It usually
>>>> solves the SP update process from failing !
>>>>
>>>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Toasters <toasters-bounces@teaparty.net> on behalf of Douglas
>>>> Siggins <siggins@gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:28:53 AM
>>>> *To:* Philbert Rupkins <philbertrupkins@gmail.com>
>>>> *Cc:* Toasters <toasters@teaparty.net>
>>>> *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 <
>>>> philbertrupkins@gmail.com> 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
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Toasters mailing list
>>>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>>>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Toasters mailing list
>>>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>>>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>> Toasters mailing list
>> Toasters@teaparty.net
>> https://www.teaparty.net/mailman/listinfo/toasters
>
>