NetApp HCI User Manual

sudo md5sum -b <path to iso>/solidfire-fdva-<Element release>-patchX-
XX.X.X.XXXX.iso
5. Mount the management node ISO image and copy the contents to the file system using the following
commands:
sudo mkdir -p /upgrade
sudo mount <solidfire-fdva-<Element release>-patchX-XX.X.X.XXXX.iso>
/mnt
sudo cp -r /mnt/* /upgrade
6.
Change to the home directory, and unmount the ISO file from /mnt:
sudo umount /mnt
7. Delete the ISO to conserve space on the management node:
sudo rm <path to iso>/solidfire-fdva-<Element release>-patchX-
XX.X.X.XXXX.iso
8. On the 11.3, 11.5, 11.7, or 11.8 management node, run the following command to upgrade your
management node OS version. The script retains all necessary configuration files after the upgrade, such
as Active IQ collector and proxy settings.
sudo /sf/rtfi/bin/sfrtfi_inplace
file:///upgrade/casper/filesystem.squashfs sf_upgrade=1
The management node reboots with a new OS after the upgrade process completes.
9.
On the management node, run the redeploy-mnode script to retain previous management services
configuration settings:

The script retains previous management services configuration, including configuration
from the Active IQ collector service, controllers (vCenters), or proxy, depending on your
settings.
sudo /sf/packages/mnode/redeploy-mnode -mu <mnode user>

NetApp HCI Specifications

General

Product Type	Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
Data Services	Data protection, encryption
Connectivity	10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE, 100 GbE
Hypervisor Support	VMware vSphere
Management Node	Included in the solution
Storage Media	SSD and HDD
Node Types	Compute nodes, storage nodes
Storage Protocols	iSCSI
Data Reduction	Deduplication, compression, thin provisioning
High Availability	Built-in redundancy