Using “system controller replace” Commands to Upgrade Controller Hardware Running ONTAP 9.5 to ONTAP 9.7 June 2021 | 215-13625_A0_UR007 [email protected] Using “system controller replace” Commands to Upgrade Controller Hardware Running ONTAP 9.5 to ONTAP 9.7 ii Contents Contents Using aggregate relocation to upgrade controller hardware....................................... 5 Automating the controller upgrade process....................................................................................................................6 Deciding whether to use the aggregate relocation guide.............................................. 7 Required tools and documentation.................................................................................9 Guidelines for upgrading controllers with ARL...........................................................................................................10 Verifying the health of the MetroCluster configuration.............................................11 Checking for MetroCluster configuration errors....................................................... 12 Verifying switchover, healing, and switchback............................................................13 Overview of the ARL upgrade......................................................................................14 Upgrading the node pair............................................................................................... 16 Stage 1 Preparing for upgrade......................................................................................17 Preparing the nodes for upgrade...................................................................................................................................17 Correcting aggregate ownership if an ARL precheck fails...............................................................................20 Licensing...........................................................................................................................................................20 Getting an IP address of an external key management server for storage encryption..................................................21 Managing authentication using KMIP servers................................................................................................. 21 Managing storage encryption using Onboard Key Manager............................................................................ 21 Quiescing the SnapMirror relationships (optional).......................................................................................... 22 Stage 2 Relocating and retiring node1......................................................................... 23 Relocating non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 to node2.......................................................... 23 Relocating failed or vetoed aggregates.............................................................................................................24 Retiring node1.............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Preparing for netboot.................................................................................................................................................... 25 Stage 3 Installing and booting node3........................................................................... 27 Installing and booting node3........................................................................................................................................ 27 Setting the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuration on node3.................................................................................................32 Configuring FC ports on node3........................................................................................................................ 32 Using “system controller replace” Commands to Upgrade Controller Hardware Running ONTAP 9.5 to ONTAP 9.7 iii Contents Checking and configuring UTA/UTA2 ports on node3....................................................................................34 Mapping ports from node1 to node3............................................................................................................................ 39 Joining the quorum when a node has a different set of network ports......................................................................... 42 Verifying the node3 installation....................................................................................................................................43 Re-creating VLANs, ifgrps, and broadcast domains on node3........................................................................ 44 Restoring key-manager configuration on node3...............................................................................................44 Moving non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node1 from node2 to node3........................................... 44 Stage 4 Relocating and retiring node2......................................................................... 47 Relocating non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs from node2 to node3..................................................................47 Retiring node2.............................................................................................................................................................. 48 Stage 5 Installing and booting node4........................................................................... 50 Installing and booting node4........................................................................................................................................ 50 Setting the FC or UTA/UTA2 configuration on node4.................................................................................................54 Configuring FC ports on node4........................................................................................................................ 55 Checking and configuring UTA/UTA2 ports on node4....................................................................................56 Mapping ports from node2 to node4............................................................................................................................ 61 Joining the quorum when a node has a different set of network ports......................................................................... 64 Verifying the node4 installation....................................................................................................................................65 Re-creating VLANs, ifgrps, and broadcast domains on node4........................................................................ 65 Restoring key-manager configuration on node4...........................................................................................................66 Moving non-root aggregates and NAS data LIFs owned by node2 from node3 to node4........................................... 66 Stage 6 Completing the upgrade...................................................................................69 Completing the upgrade for MetroCluster FC configuration....................................................................................... 69 Ensuring that the new controllers are set up correctly..................................................................................................69 Setting up Storage Encryption on the new controller module......................................................................................71 Setting up NetApp Volume Encryption on the new controller module........................................................................ 72 Decommissioning the old system................................................................................................................................. 73 Resuming SnapMirror operations.................................................................................................................................73 Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................74 Aggregate relocation failures........................................................................................................................................74 Checking for aggregate relocation failure........................................................................................................ 74 Aggregates originally on node1 are owned by node4 after completion of the upgrade................................... 74 Reboots, panics, or power cycles..................................................................................................................................75 Reboots, panics, or power cycles during the pre-check phase..........................................................................75 Reboots, panics, or power cycles during first resource-release phase..............................................................75 Reboots, panics, or power cycles during the first verification phase................................................................76 Reboots, panics, or power cycles during first resource-regain phase............................................................... 77 Reboots, panics, or power cycles during post-check phase..............................................................................77 Reboots, panics, or power cycles during second resource-release phase........................................................