IBM N Series Manual page 127

If you are
running Data
ONTAP... And you want to...
7.3.4 or earlier Install the new system files from
7.3.x release the /etc/software directory
Download the new system files
to the boot device immediately
after installing them
Perform an upgrade on a single
system and reboot immediately
8.0.1 or later Install the new system files from
the /etc/software directory
Download the new system files
to the boot device immediately
after installing them
Perform an upgrade on a single
system and reboot immediately
8.0 Install the new system files from
the /etc/software directory
Download the new system files
to the boot device immediately
after installing them
Perform an upgrade on a single
system and reboot immediately
When you use the software update command without the options, a
message similar to the following appears on your storage system console:
software: You can cancel this
operation by hitting Ctrl-C in the next 6 seconds.
software: Depending on system load, it might take many minutes
software: to complete this operation. Until it finishes, you will
software: not be able to use the console.
software: copying to &ltfilename>
software: 100% file read from location.
software: /etc/software/&ltfilename> has been copied.
software: installing software, this could take a few minutes...
software: Data ONTAP Package Manager Verifier 1
software: Validating metadata entries in /etc/boot/NPM_METADATA.txt
software: Checking sha1 checksum of file checksum file: /etc/boot/NPM_FCSUM-pc.sha1.asc
software: Checking sha1 file checksums in /etc/boot/NPM_FCSUM-pc.sha1.asc
software: installation of <filename> completed.
Mon Oct 2 13:26:17 PDT [filer: rc:info]: software: installation of <filename>
completed.
Then you can enter...
software update my_new_setup_i.zip -d -r
software update my_new_setup_i.zip -r
software update my_new_setup_i.zip
software update my_new_setup_i.tgz -d
software update my_new_setup_i.tgz
software update -R my_new_setup_i.tgz
software update my_new_setup_i.tgz -d -r
software update my_new_setup_i.tgz -r
software update my_new_setup_i.tgz
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