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Do ONTAP upgrade validation checks cause performance or networking issues?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • ONTAP Upgrade

Answer

  • No, ONTAP validation checks are designed to ensure the system's readiness for upgrades or other operations by verifying the current state of the cluster and nodes.
  • These checks are diagnostic and do not inherently cause performance issues.
  • However, system conditions such as high CPU utilization, disk latency, or misconfiguration can lead to failures or delays during the validation process, which might be perceived as performance degradation

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