Hi, We have a FAS2520 running Data ONTAP 8.2.3 7-Mode. We're looking to upgrade this to the latest V9 that this will support. We have an active support contract so can download all versions.
I am a little puzzled though to the upgrade path - NetApp docs (I am reading https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.netapp.doc.exp-dot-upgrade%2FGUID-AC0EB781-583F-4C90-A4C4-BC7B14CEFD39.html) suggest it should go 8.2.3 to 8.3, and then 8.3 to 9 or 9.1.
However, I can't find a download for 8.3, only 8.2.5 is showing in the downloads section.
Should also be noted this is re-using an older system for archiving purposes only, so has no data on it. The upgrade can be fully destructive. Based on this, is it possible to simply backup the 8.2.3 currently installed OS and do a complete fresh install of the latest 9.x release, without attempting an upgrade?
Also, does anyone know what 9.x version is best to run on the FAS2520?
Thanks!
