Reboot and reboot upgrade

Manual or automatic reboots

You can perform a manual or an automatic NE reboot during an on-demand software upgrade, and can configure an automatic reboot in a software upgrade policy. See To configure a software upgrade policy for information about configuring an automatic reboot in a software upgrade policy, or To perform an ISSU or on-demand software upgrade for information about performing a manual reboot during an on-demand software upgrade.

The NFM-P supports the 7210 SAS and 7705 SAR reboot upgrade option, which upgrades the system firmware. You can manually perform a reboot upgrade on an NE, or configure an automatic reboot upgrade in a software upgrade policy. See To configure a software upgrade policy for information about configuring an automatic reboot upgrade, and To perform an ISSU or on-demand software upgrade for information about performing a manual reboot upgrade during an on-demand software upgrade.

Preventing unwanted NE reboots

Only an operator with the admin or Network Element Software Management scope of command role can perform an NE software upgrade. The Network Element Software Management role includes a permission that you can enable to allow the configuration of NE reboots in a software upgrade policy.

If the mediation.SoftwareUpgradePolicy.property_autoRebootType permission is enabled in the Network Element Software Management scope of command role of an operator, the operator can enable or disable the NE reboot function in a software upgrade policy, and perform an NE reboot as part of a software upgrade. NE upgrade operators for whom the permission is disabled cannot configure an NE reboot in an upgrade policy or perform an NE reboot during a software upgrade.