How do I start or schedule a new operation?

Purpose

You can start an operation on a group or list of NEs using the Operations views. NE groups are configured using the Map Layout; for information about creating NE groups, see the NSP System Administrator Guide.

Operations with a single phase can be scheduled to start at a later time, and can be configured to repeat (for example, a repeating backup operation). Schedule options depend on the type of operation. Operations with multiple phases, and single-phase upgrade operations, cannot be scheduled and instead run once when started. You can save an unscheduled operation and start or schedule it later.

Operations with multiple phases that are in the categories Upgrade or Other can be configured to proceed on a per-phase or per-target basis. When configured for per-phase progression, all targets must finish the current phase before any target can proceed to the next phase. When configured for per-target progression, a target can proceed to the next phase immediately regardless of the progression of other targets.

Note: Node upgrade operations have further requirements; see Upgrade operation requirements. If a node upgrade fails, the upgrade operation will restore the node software to the version that was installed previously.

Steps
 
1 

Open Device Management, All Operations.

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Click + OPERATION. The Create Operation form opens.

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Click + OPERATION TYPE, choose an operation type from the list that appears, and click ADD. To change the chosen operation type, click REPLACE and choose a different operation type.

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In the General panel, provide a name and description for the operation, and configure the other attributes as required. Under Operation Control, choose per phase or per target progression, if available. Some operations support specifying a product family in the Targeted Product Family drop-down; specifying a product family restricts operation targets to that family and prevents incorrect targets from being chosen.

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Click + SELECT in the Select Targets panel. You can choose to select an individual resource, or a predefined group. The Select Network Elements window opens.

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Search for a resource or resource group using the list and filters provided. You can filter and order the list using the column headers. Select one or more entries from the list and click ADD.

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Configure the parameters in the Operation Inputs panel as required. The Advanced Inputs section allows you to configure the operation to end when certain thresholds are crossed. These can be specified separately for each phase. Click on the checkbox to enable an advanced input, and configure the value; unchecked inputs are not evaluated.

Note: When configuring an upgrade operation, the Target Software Version parameter must be in TiMOS-20.10.R2 format. The Window Size parameter should not exceed the number of nodes that are a part of the operation. The Concurrency Count parameter is applied per phase and not to the operation overall.

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Configure the parameters in the Schedule panel to specify when to start the phases of the operation. The available options depend on the operation type chosen, and whether the operation is configured to proceed per-phase or per-target (when available). Proceeding per-target generally supports configuring a different option for each phase of the operation, which are triggered when a target reaches that phase.

Scheduling options can include:

  • To schedule the operation to start at a later time, choose Set up the schedule and configure the scheduling options. This option is only available for single-phase operations, excluding upgrade operations.

  • To start the phase immediately, choose Run Immediately.

  • To configure the phase to wait to be started manually, choose Run manually.

  • To configure the phase to wait for a specified amount of time before starting, choose Run after a delay (min) and specify a time in minutes.

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Perform one of the following to finish creating the operation. Enable the Create Another option to create the operation and return to the Configure Operation panel to start a new operation.

  1. Click RUN to start the operation or add it to the schedule, as configured in the Schedule panel.

  2. Click SAVE to save the operation as a draft. You can select saved operations in the Operation Schedules view and configure or start the operation at a later time.

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