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Upgrade Advisor provides intelligence that helps you plan your upgrade and minimizes uncertainty and risk
Upgrade Advisor provides intelligence that helps you plan your upgrade and minimizes uncertainty and risk
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ONTAP Upgrade Assistance
How to request assistance for performing an ONTAP upgrade?
How to request assistance for performing an ONTAP upgrade?
ONTAP Upgrade Preparation
How to prepare for an ONTAP upgrade
How to prepare for an ONTAP upgrade
ONTAP 9 release highlights
Highlights and per-version coverage of all the new and enhanced features
Highlights and per-version coverage of all the new and enhanced features
Minimum Recommended ONTAP Release
Ensure your system is updated with the most critical features and fixes
Ensure your system is updated with the most critical features and fixes
Other Resources
- ONTAP upgrade paused on error Failed to perform "Volume Health Status" checkJun, 2026
- Weekly ha.takeover.checkStart and ha.takeover.checkEnd ALERT events generated by andu_preparedness_check_jobJun, 2026
- HA partner RAID or WAFL label versions are older than this node's during givebackJun, 2026
- Service Processor/BMC Firmware Fails to Update During ONTAP UpgradeMay, 2026
- ONTAP upgrade paused due to "waiting for giveback" state and NVRAM synchronization failureMay, 2026
- Error: Failed to mount the package while validating the ANDUMay, 2026
- ONTAP Upgrade Paused Due to Post-Update Checks TimeoutMay, 2026
- ONTAP upgrade paused with Failed to migrate data LIFsMay, 2026
- What are the considerations for updating ONTAP in an environment integrated with an external FPolicy server?May, 2026
- ANDU paused due to Failed to migrate one or more LIFs away from nodeMay, 2026
- ONTAP Upgrade Paused During Takeover - Failed: Operation was vetoed by raidMay, 2026
- ANDU paused: node not in 'waiting for giveback' stateMay, 2026
- MGWD stuck in offline temporary then recovered during ONTAP upgradeMay, 2026
- The update of the cluster was paused due to VetoMay, 2026
- ANDU Pre-Checks Failed with error validation check failed to execute properlyMay, 2026
- Do ONTAP upgrade validation checks cause performance or networking issues?May, 2026
- Cluster Node Not in “Connected” State After GivebackApr, 2026
- How firmware is updated during the ONTAP upgradeApr, 2026
- Takeover is not possible Storage failover interconnect error due to node booting wrong version during upgradeApr, 2026
- Unable to Delete Multi-Admin Verification (MAV) Approval GroupApr, 2026
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- ONTAP Upgrade Paused During Takeover - Failed: Operation was vetoed by raid
- LIF migration fails during ANDU using the batch method
- ONTAP image upgrade path Resolution guide
- Cannot modify ONTAP element after update with Parameter requires an effective cluster version
- FAS8300 9.15.1 upgrade paused with This platform is not supported in this release
- Unable to generate Upgrade advisory in Active IQ
- Panic during upgrade
- Can ONTAP update be performed with single disk failure?
- ONTAP upgrade aborted due to "Upgrade/Revert for LifHomeNode" failed task
- ONTAP upgrade validation cannot start due to a volume in a MIXED state
- Security style is undefined error while updating SnapMirror
- ANDU paused: node not in 'waiting for giveback' state
- During upgrade ONTAP fails to boot from the new image
- Cluster image package get fails: Package download failed due to a timeout
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(date updated)- ONTAP upgrade paused on error Failed to perform "Volume Health Status" check
- Weekly ha.takeover.checkStart and ha.takeover.checkEnd ALERT events generated by andu_preparedness_check_job
- HA partner RAID or WAFL label versions are older than this node's during giveback
- Service Processor/BMC Firmware Fails to Update During ONTAP Upgrade
- ONTAP upgrade paused due to "waiting for giveback" state and NVRAM synchronization failure
- Error: Failed to mount the package while validating the ANDU
- ONTAP Upgrade Paused Due to Post-Update Checks Timeout
- ONTAP upgrade paused with Failed to migrate data LIFs
- What are the considerations for updating ONTAP in an environment integrated with an external FPolicy server?
- ANDU paused due to Failed to migrate one or more LIFs away from node
- ONTAP Upgrade Paused During Takeover - Failed: Operation was vetoed by raid
- ANDU paused: node not in 'waiting for giveback' state
- MGWD stuck in offline temporary then recovered during ONTAP upgrade
- The update of the cluster was paused due to Veto
- ANDU Pre-Checks Failed with error validation check failed to execute properly
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(date created)- ONTAP upgrade paused on error Failed to perform "Volume Health Status" check
- Error: Failed to mount the package while validating the ANDU
- ONTAP Upgrade Paused Due to Post-Update Checks Timeout
- What are the considerations for updating ONTAP in an environment integrated with an external FPolicy server?
- ONTAP upgrade paused due to "waiting for giveback" state and NVRAM synchronization failure
- Do ONTAP upgrade validation checks cause performance or networking issues?
- Weekly ha.takeover.checkStart and ha.takeover.checkEnd ALERT events generated by andu_preparedness_check_job
- ONTAP upgrade paused with Failed to migrate data LIFs
- When should the HTTPS server certificate be renewed in relation to an ONTAP upgrade
- MGWD stuck in offline temporary then recovered during ONTAP upgrade
- Can we change Default Recovery Queue Behaviour for Clone Volumes in ONTAP
- Is it necessary to disable ARP/AI settings for FlexGroup when reverting ONTAP from 9.18.1 to 9.17.1?
- Takeover is not possible Storage failover interconnect error due to node booting wrong version during upgrade
- Cluster Node Not in “Connected” State After Giveback
- Controller-replacement job showing Paused after headswap completed due to Volume Check task
