Upgrade Process Changes With Data Ontap 7-Mode Software Images - IBM N Series Manual

Note: This change only refers to minor nondisruptive upgrades (within a
release family). When upgrading to a Data ONTAP 8.0.x release from an
earlier release family, you must enter the boot environment during the
takeover phase to ensure that the Data ONTAP 8.0.x release is running the
correct firmware release.
Beginning with 8.0.1, the -r option (no automatic reboot) is the default for the
software update command.
Note: However, when you first upgrade to Data ONTAP 8.0.1 or a later
release in the 8.0 family, you must to specify the -r option for nondisruptive
upgrades. In subsequent major and minor nondisruptive upgrades, it will no
longer be required to specify the option.

Upgrade process changes with Data ONTAP 7-Mode software images

When you upgrade to Data ONTAP 8.0 and later releases, you must obtain
Data ONTAP software images from the N series support website (accessed
and navigated as described in "Websites" on page 149) and copy them to your
storage system. Media kits, including CD-ROMs with Data ONTAP software
images, are no longer available, and the process of installing upgrade images
from UNIX or Windows clients is no longer supported.
Beginning with Data ONTAP 8.0, media kits including CD-ROMs are no
longer available. You must obtain software images from the IBM N series
support website (accessed and navigated as described in "Websites" on page
149) and copy them to your storage system or to an HTTP server in your
environment.
Beginning with Data ONTAP 8.0, the following processes are no longer
supported for extracting and installing Data ONTAP upgrade images:
v Using the tar command from UNIX clients
v Using the setup.exe file and WinZip from Windows clients
For the upgrade to Data ONTAP 8.0 and later releases, .exe images are no
longer available. You must use one of the following image types depending
on the upgrade you are performing:
v .zip images, for upgrades from an earlier release family to Data ONTAP 8.0
v .tgz images, for upgrades from any Data ONTAP 8.0 release to a later
release
After you have upgraded to Data ONTAP 8.0 or later, you can only use .tgz
images for further upgrades.
After you have copied the .zip or .tgz image to your storage system, you can
install it with the software update command. Alternatively, you can make the
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