In preparation for an upgrade to ONTAP 9.6P8 software, you have uploaded the ONTAP image 96P8_q_nodar_image.tgz onto your local web server with…

The correct command to download an ONTAP software image to the cluster's package repository is cluster image package get. This command must be run from the ONTAP cluster shell, which is identified by the ::> prompt. The -url parameter is used to specify the location of the software package file on an HTTP or FTP server. The syntax provided in option C correctly combines the command, the -url parameter, and the local web server address as described in the scenario, making it the valid command to stage the software for an upgrade.

A. The storage firmware download command is used exclusively for updating component firmware (e.g., disks, shelves, SP), not for downloading the core ONTAP operating system image.

B. This command is being executed from the Service Processor (SP) prompt. ONTAP software package management is performed from the cluster shell (::>), not the SP command line.

D. The URL provided in this option points to a public NetApp website, which contradicts the question's requirement to download the image from the specified local web server (192.168.10.10).

1. NetApp ONTAP 9.6 Commands: Manual Page Reference, cluster image package get section.

Reference: This document explicitly defines the command's purpose: "Use the cluster image package get command to download a software package from a specified URL to the cluster." It confirms the required syntax is cluster image package get -url . This validates option C.

Source: Available via the NetApp Documentation Center.

2. NetApp ONTAP 9.6 Upgrade and Revert/Downgrade Guide, Chapter: "Upgrading ONTAP software by using the CLI", Section: "Download the target ONTAP software package".

Reference: This guide details the upgrade procedure. Step 1 of the process is to "Download the ONTAP software package to the cluster" using the command: cluster image package get -url URL. This directly supports the syntax and context of option C.

Source: Document ID 107-00106, available via the NetApp Documentation Center.

3. NetApp ONTAP 9.6 Commands: Manual Page Reference, storage firmware download section.

Reference: The description for this command states its use is to "download storage-appliance firmware files from a specified URL." This confirms that the command in option A is for component firmware, not the ONTAP software itself.

Source: Available via the NetApp Documentation Center.