Operate and maintain
Documents under this category provide functional descriptions and procedures for configuring, operating, and maintaining Nokia community SONiC software on supported Nokia hardware platforms.
- Software Upgrade and Recovery Guide
  This guide describes how to upgrade and recover Nokia community SONiC software, build images from the open-source SONiC repository, and use basic configuration examples on supported Nokia hardware platforms.
  - Getting started
    Find information about this documentation.
  - About Nokia community SONiC
    Nokia community SONiC is a Linux-based open-source NOS that integrates SONiC software with Nokia's high-performance hardware platforms to enable scalable, automated, and reliable data-center networking.
  - Using Nokia community SONiC
    Learn about the management interface connectivity options, SONiC CLI, and how to verify the Nokia community SONiC image that is running on your hardware platform.
  - Upgrading the Nokia community SONiC release
    Users can upgrade the Nokia community SONiC image on the Nokia hardware platform, including a user-compiled image.
  - Recovery
    If the community SONiC image in the system becomes corrupted, it may be necessary to perform recovery procedures to correct the image.
  - Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting may be required to identify and correct problem situations when the Nokia community SONiC system is not operating normally.
  - Appendix A: Building Nokia community SONiC from the open-source repository
    Users can build Nokia community SONiC from the open-source SONiC project, including environment setup and image compilation.
  - Software Upgrade and Recovery Guide PDF

Software Upgrade and Recovery Guide

This guide describes how to upgrade and recover Nokia community SONiC software, build images from the open-source SONiC repository, and use basic configuration examples on supported Nokia hardware platforms.

January 16, 2026