Workflow for standalone NSP system upgrade from Release 22.6 or earlier

Purpose

The following is the sequence of high-level actions involved in the upgrade of a standalone NSP system.

Stages
Prepare for upgrade
 

Perform To prepare for an NSP system upgrade from Release 22.6 or earlier to do the following:

  • back up the NSP system configuration, databases, and file service data

  • download the NSP installation software

  • verify the cluster readiness for the upgrade

  • perform special upgrade preconfiguration


Upgrade NSP cluster
 

Perform the following phases of To upgrade a Release 22.6 or earlier NSP cluster. Each phase consists of a series of high-level action links that lead to step sections in the procedure.

  1. Disable existing clusterStep 1 to Step 8

  2. Create new container environmentStep 9 to Step 83

  3. Install and deploy NSP softwareStep 84 to Step 135 (end of procedure)


Perform sanity check of upgraded system
 

Verify various NSP system functions by performing actions such as:

  • comparing the benchmarks recorded before the upgrade to the current indicators

  • verifying NSP UI access

  • verifying the service list in NSP's service management views


Upgrade or enable additional components and systems
 

If the NSP deployment includes the VSR-NRC, upgrade the VSR-NRC as described in the VSR-NRC documentation.


If you are including an existing NFM-P system at an earlier release in the deployment, perform one of the following.

  1. Upgrade the NFM-P to the NSP release; see NFM-P system upgrade from Release 22.6 or earlier.

  2. Enable NFM-P and NSP compatibility; perform To enable NSP compatibility with an earlier NFM-P system.

Note: An NFM-P system upgrade procedure includes steps for upgrading the following components in an orderly fashion.

  • auxiliary database

  • NSP Flow Collectors / Flow Collector Controllers

  • NSP analytics servers


If the NSP system includes the WS-NOC, perform the appropriate procedure in WS-NOC and NSP integration to enable WS-NOC integration with the upgraded NSP system.