How to change (downgrade/upgrade) the ONTAP version on a new system installation Last updated Save as PDF Share Share Tweet Share Views:811Visibility:PublicVotes:0Category:ontap-9Specialty:coreLast Updated: Applies to ONTAP 9 Answer Perform one of the options below: How to perform the option 7 "Install new software first" from the ONTAP boot menu How to use the boot_recovery LOADER command for installing ONTAP for initial setup of a system Additional Information There are practical limitations to the version of ONTAP that can be installed.