Netapp: Upgrade Shelf Firmware

Download the latest Shelf Firmware as a zip file from NetApps NOW site –

Unzip the contents to a temporary folder e.g.; C:\temp\FilerShelfFirmware –

Map a drive to the C$ share of Filer1 e.g. X:\ -        

Copy the contents of C:\temp\FilerShelfFirmware to X:\etc\shelf_fw -        

Logon to the consoles of Filer1 using Putty -        

Give the command “Priv set advanced” to enter advanced mode –

Check the current shelf firmware versionby typing “sysconfig –v” in the output look for following lines,  it shows the firmware version to be 35

Shelf 1: AT-FCX Firmware rev. AT-FCX A: 35 AT-FCX B: 35

Shelf 2: AT-FCX Firmware rev. AT-FCX A: 35 AT-FCX B: 35

Shelf 3: AT-FCX Firmware rev. AT-FCX A: 35 AT-FCX B: 35

Shelf 4: AT-FCX Firmware rev. AT-FCX A: 35 AT-FCX B: 35 –

Type “storage download shelf” to update firmware on both filers –

Wait until you get the following output, it could take 70 seconds per shelf x 4 shelves so close to about 5 minutes:

Tue Dec 30 12:17:42 PST [sfu.downloadSuccess:info]: [storage download shelf]: Firmware file AT-FCX.3700.SFW downloaded on 0b.shelf4.

–         Check the new shelf firmware version by typing “sysconfig –v” it should now say 37 instead of 35