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Updating clusters

You can use Storage Manager to update a cluster or the individual nodes in a high-availability (HA) pair. You can also update a cluster in a MetroCluster configuration.

  • Updating clusters in a non MetroCluster configuration
    You can use Storage Manager to update a cluster or the individual nodes in a high-availability (HA) pair. To perform an update, you should select an ONTAP image, validate that your cluster or the individual nodes in the HA pair are ready for the update, and then perform the update.
  • Updating clusters in a MetroCluster configuration
    You can use Storage Manager to update a cluster in MetroCluster configurations. You must perform each operation on both the clusters except for updating the cluster.
  • Obtaining ONTAP software images
    Beginning with ONTAP 9.4, you can copy the ONTAP software image from the Lenovo Data Center Support site to a local folder. For upgrades from ONTAP 9.3 or earlier, you must copy the ONTAP software image to an HTTP server or FTP server on your network.
  • Updating a cluster nondisruptively
    You can use Storage Manager to update a cluster or individual nodes in high-availability (HA) pairs that are running ONTAP 8.3.1 or later to a specific version of ONTAP software without disrupting access to client data.
  • How to update a cluster nondisruptively
    You can use Storage Manager to update a cluster nondisruptively to a specific ONTAP version. In a nondisruptive update, you have to select an ONTAP image, validate that your cluster is ready for the update, and then perform the update.
  • Cluster Update window
    You can use the Cluster Update window to perform an automated cluster update nondisruptively.