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Obtaining ONTAP software images

For ONTAP 9.5 and later, you can copy the ONTAP software image from the Lenovo Data Center Support site to a local folder.

About this task

To upgrade the cluster to the target release of ONTAP, you require access to software images. Software images, firmware version information, and the latest firmware for your platform model are available on the Lenovo Data Center Support site. You should note the following important information:

  • Software images are specific to platform models.

    You must obtain the correct image for your cluster.

  • Software images include the latest version of system firmware that was available when a given version of ONTAP was released.

  • If you are upgrading a system with Volume Encryption to ONTAP 9.5 or later, you must download the ONTAP software image for non-restricted countries, which includes Volume Encryption.

    If you use the ONTAP software image for restricted countries to upgrade a system with Volume Encryption, the system panics and you lose access to your volumes.

  1. Locate the target ONTAP software in the Software Downloads area of the Lenovo Data Center Support site.
  2. Copy the software image.
    • For ONTAP 9.5 and later versions, copy the software image (for example, 95_q_image.tgz) from the Lenovo Data Center Support site to the directory on the HTTP server or FTP server from which the image will be served or to a local folder.