PANIC: Upgrade unsupported from release 9.5 to release 9.12 in SK process rc
Applies to
Issue
- Cluster is running ONTAP 9.5P6.
- While installing ONTAP 9.12.1P12 software from the boot menu, the node goes panic.
Example:
NetApp Data ONTAP 9.5P6
IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
Copyright (C) 1992-2019 NetApp.
All rights reserved.
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* Press Ctrl-C for Boot Menu. *
* *
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Please choose one of the following:
(1) Normal Boot.
(2) Boot without /etc/rc.
(3) Change password.
(4) Clean configuration and initialize all disks.
(5) Maintenance mode boot.
(6) Update flash from backup config.
(7) Install new software first.
(8) Reboot node.
(9) Configure Advanced Drive Partitioning.
Selection (1-9)? 7
This procedure is not supported for Non-Disruptive Upgrade on an HA pair.
The software will be installed to the alternate image, from which the node is
not currently running. Do you want to continue? {y|n} y
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PANIC: Upgrade unsupported from release 9.5 to release 9.12 in SK process rc on release 9.12.1P12 (C) on Mon Jun 24 02:52:53 GMT 2024
version: 9.12.1P12: Sun Apr 14 22:18:12 EDT 2024
compile flags: x86_64.optimize
Writing panic info to HA mailbox disks.
HA: current time (in sk_msecs) 32282 (in sk_cycles) 408778057830
DUMPCORE: START
Dumping to disks: 0c.20.15
coredump: Using block 219392001 instead of block 219392000 as the sparecore abort block
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DUMPCORE: END -- coredump written