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.
- SONiC Image Management Guide
  This guide describes how to build and deploy SONiC images and how to upgrade, recover, and troubleshoot SONiC 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 to a customer-compiled SONiC image
    Users can upgrade from the factory-installed Nokia community SONiC image on supported Nokia hardware platforms to a customer-compiled SONiC deployment image.
  - Recovery
    If the 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 SONiC image is not operating normally.
  - Appendix A: Building SONiC from the open-source repository
    Users can build a SONiC deployment image using the open-source SONiC project, including environment setup and image compilation.
  - Appendix B: NIST Purge
    Provides guidance on embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) data removal on 7215 IXS-A1 and 7215 IXS-C1 platforms.
  - SONiC Image Management Guide PDF

SONiC Image Management Guide

This guide describes how to build and deploy SONiC images and how to upgrade, recover, and troubleshoot SONiC on supported Nokia hardware platforms.

November 2, 2026