ONTAP 9 Manuals ( CA08871-402 )

Update ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection with AI (ARP/AI)

To keep protection against the latest ransomware threats up to date, ARP/AI provides updates separately from the regular ONTAP release cycle.

Starting with ONTAP 9.16.1, security updates for ARP/AI are available from ONTAP System Manager’s Software Downloads, in addition to system and firmware updates.
You can download updates from the download site and install them using ONTAP System Manager.

About this task

You can only update ARP/AI using ONTAP System Manager.

Steps
  1. In ONTAP System Manager, click Cluster > Settings > Software updates.

  2. In the Software updates section, select Arrow icon.

  3. From the Software updates page, select the All other updates tab.

  4. Select the All other updates tab and click More.

  5. Select Edit automatic update settings.

  6. From the Automatic update settings page, select Security Files.

  7. Specify the action to be taken for security files (ARP/AI updates).

    You can choose to automatically update, show notifications, or automatically dismiss updates.

    For security updates to automatically update, AutoSupport should be enabled and the transport protocol should be set to HTTPS.
  8. Accept the terms and conditions and select Save.

Manually update ARP/AI with the latest security package

Follow the appropriate procedure depending on whether you are registered with Active IQ Unified Manager.

Be sure to install only a more recent ARP update than your current version to avoid any unintended ARP downgrades.

ONTAP 9.16.1 and later

  1. Complete the prompts and download the security package that you want to use to update your cluster ARP/AI.

  2. Copy the files to an HTTP or FTP server on your network or to a local folder that can be accessed by the cluster with ARP/AI.

  3. In ONTAP System Manager, click Cluster > Settings > Software updates.

  4. In Software updates, select the All other updates tab.

  5. In the Manual updates pane, click Add security files and add the files using one of these preferences:

    • Download from server: Enter the URL for the security file package.

    • Upload from local client: Navigate to the downloaded TGZ file.

      Ensure that the file name begins with ontap_security_file_arpai_ and has .tgz as a file extension.
  6. Click Add to apply the updates.

Verify ARP/AI updates

To view a history of automatic updates that were dismissed or failed to install, do the following:

  1. In ONTAP System Manager, click Cluster > Settings > Software updates.

  2. In the Software updates section, select Arrow icon.

  3. From the Software updates page, select the All other updates tab and click More.

  4. Select View all automatic updates.

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