In this post we run through obtaining and installing a
Data ONTAP patch release prior to doing a cluster join. In this example we are
joining a two-node cluster running 8.1.2P1. The newly delivered nodes have
8.1.2 and require raising to the 8.1.2P1 patch level before cluster join.
How to
Obtaining a Data ONTAP Patch
Scroll down to the bottom of the list of products, and
‘To access a specific’
From the drop-down select ‘Data ONTAP’ and manually type
in the P-version 8.1.2P1
Image: Obtaining
Data ONTAP P (Patch) Release
Read the bugs fixed, take heed of the cautions, accept
understanding of any issues described, and proceed to download the 812P1_q_image.tgz.
Note i: There is
just one q image which covers all FAS series with CDOT or 7DOT.
Note ii: FYI
current - at time of writing - latest 8.1.2 P-Release is 8.1.2P4.
How to Install
the Data ONTAP Patch on a New System
Connected to the serial
port …
Boot the controller, and where you see:
NetApp Data ONTAP 8.1.2 Cluster-Mode
******************************
* Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu *
******************************
Hit Ctrl-C
Note: From the line
‘… ONTAP 8.1.2 …’ above, we can see this isn’t running a patch release (if it
was it would ‘… ONTAP 8.1.2PX …’)
From the Boot Menu select:
(7) Install new software first
Follow through the prompts as below (with example inputs
in green):
This procedure is not support for
Non-Disruptive Upgrade on an HA pair. The software will be installed to the
alternative image, from which the node is not currently running. Do you want to
continue? y
Select the network port you want to use for
the download? e0a
The node needs to reboot for this setting to
take effect. Reboot now? y
REBOOTS
Follow through the prompts as below:
Enter the IP address for port e0a: 10.0.0.101
Enter the netmask for port e0a: 255.255.0.0
Enter IP address of default gateway: 10.0.0.2
What is the URL of the package? http://10.0.0.15/812P1_q_image.tgz
What is the user name on “10.0.0.15”, if any?
Note: Here you’ll
need a web server running (like HFS) with the package presented as in the image
below (there is no user name for HFS.)
Image: HFS and the
P-release package URL.
If all’s good, the text ‘Installation complete’ will be
received, and the prompts below follow on:
Do you want to set the newly installed
software as the default to be used for subsequent reboots? y
Do you want to reboot now? y
REBOOTS
And that’s pretty much it !
On the reboot it will load as:
NetApp Data ONTAP 8.1.2P1 Cluster-Mode
To verify, from the DOT CLI, you can run:
system node run -node localhost version
Note: It is fine to
‘exit’ or ‘quit’ the Cluster Setup script and run later. The default username
is admin with no password.
Further reading:
Check out this post
from March 2013 - ‘How to Setup a Clustered ONTAP Cluster Without Using Cluster
Setup Wizard’
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