(Date/Time):  

21st july 2022, 12 PM

Pre Imp Steps

1. Confirm with netapp about compatibility of all downstream components viz. vcenter
version, ESX version & ONtap version .
2. Versions of the guest OS on VM is not affected in this upgrade.
3. Allow all the pending Backup schedules to complete.
4. Take snapshot of the target VM and have it secured.
5. Subsequent Implementation steps are extracted from following NetApp documentation and
must be referred to in case of clarifications.

https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Protection_and_Security/
SnapCenter/How_to_upgrade_NDB_to_SCV

Imp Steps
6. Upload the image to a datastore and configure this to be presented to the target VM.
7. Switch to maintenance console of the VM and navigate to upgrade section.
8. Choose to proceed with the upgrade when prompted and wait for the upgrade to complete.
9. Check if the version number changes to the recently upgraded on or else the upgrade must
be considered failed.
10. Take a snapshot again and add the version number to snapshot name, such that it can be
referred to if needed later

TVT:

11. Run Test Snapshot in SnapCentre to confirm backups are working.

12. If Successful repeat Steps 1-4 for version 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
13. After the final version, allow all set of scheduled backups to execute and succeed. ( This
would mean waiting until the end of week for the weekly snapshot)

RollBack

In case of issues, revert to the saved snapshot of previous working version.

Risk  Snapcenter backup in BCP environment is fully functional, and by the upgrades in BCP
we risk impacting the only remaining functional setup of snapcenter backup in case we hit an
unforeseen bug or other disruptions. Production however is already down. Since the worst
impact of these upgrades will remain limited to snapcenter backup functionality and won’t
cascade to any other area, the upgrades might be executed directly in production as well. The
VM level snapshots allows us to revert to current state anytime, thereby making prod
environment immune to any further deterioration.
PROD Deployment (Date/Time):  25th July 2022, 12 PM

Pre Imp Steps

1. Confirm with netapp about compatibility of all downstream components viz. vcenter
version, ESX version & ONtap version .
2. Versions of the guest OS on VM is not affected in this upgrade.
3. Allow all the pending Backup schedules to complete.
4. Take snapshot of the target VM and have it secured.
5. Subsequent Implementation steps are extracted from following NetApp documentation
and must be referred to in case of clarifications.

https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Protection_and_Security/
SnapCenter/How_to_upgrade_NDB_to_SCV

Imp Steps
6. Upload the image to a datastore and configure this to be presented to the target VM.
7. Switch to maintenance console of the VM and navigate to upgrade section.
8. Choose to proceed with the upgrade when prompted and wait for the upgrade to
complete.
9. Check if the version number changes to the recently upgraded one or else the upgrade
must be considered failed.
10. Take a snapshot again and add the version number to snapshot name, such that it can
be referred to if needed later
TVT:
11. Run Test Snapshot in SnapCentre to confirm backups are working.
12. If Successful repeat Steps 1-4 for version 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
13. After the final version, allow all set of scheduled backups to execute and succeed.

BVT Not  required

RollBack

In case of issues, revert to the saved snapshot of previous working version.