Prepare system for upgrade

Perform To prepare for an NFM-P system upgrade from Release 22.9 or later.

Upgrade redundant system

Check the available disk space; see Check pre-upgrade disk space.

Stop and disable the standby main server; see Stop and disable standby main server [Main2].

If the system includes auxiliary servers, stop the [Aux2] auxiliary servers; see Stop auxiliary servers [Aux2].

Disable the system redundancy functions; see Disable database redundancy.

Upgrade the standby main database, which becomes the new primary main database; see Upgrade standby main database [DB2].

1. Stop the main database.

2. Run a script on the database station to prepare for the Oracle software installation.

3. Install the database packages.

4. Run the database upgrade script.

5. Verify and modify the database configuration, as required.

Start the PKI server; see Start PKI server.

Upgrade the standby main server; see Upgrade standby main server [Main2].

Configure the new primary main server; see Configure new primary main server [Main2].

If required, enable Windows Active Directory for client access; see Enable Windows Active Directory access.

If the NFM-P is integrated with an WS-NOC system, configure the integration; see Configure WS-NOC integration.

If the NFM-P system includes one or more NSP analytics servers or Flow Collectors, stop each; see Stop NSP analytics servers, NSP Flow Collectors.

If the NFM-P system includes auxiliary servers, upgrade the [Aux2] auxiliary servers; see Upgrade auxiliary servers [Aux2].

If the deployment includes an auxiliary database, upgrade the standby auxiliary database cluster; see Upgrade standby auxiliary database cluster.

Stop and disable the original primary main server; see Stop and disable original primary main server [Main1].

Note: This stage marks the beginning of the network management outage.

If the system includes one or more NSP Flow Collectors, upgrade each NSP Flow Collector Controller and Flow Collector; see Upgrade NSP Flow Collector Controllers, Flow Collectors.

If the NFM-P system includes auxiliary servers, stop the [Aux1] auxiliary servers; see Stop auxiliary servers [Aux1].

Stop the original primary main database; see Stop original primary main database [DB1].

If the deployment includes an auxiliary database, stop the former primary auxiliary database cluster; see Stop former primary auxiliary database cluster.

If the NFM-P is currently an independent deployment, integrate the NFM-P and the NSP cluster; see Integrate NFM-P and NSP cluster.

Start the new primary main server; see Start new primary main server [Main2].

If the system includes auxiliary servers, start the [Aux2] auxiliary servers; see Start auxiliary servers [Aux2].

If the deployment includes an auxiliary database, activate the upgraded former standby auxiliary database cluster, see Activate upgraded former standby auxiliary database cluster.

If the system includes one or more NSP analytics servers, upgrade each analytics server; see Perform NSP analytics server migration to NSP cluster.

Upgrade or install at least one NFM-P single-user client or client delegate server; see Enable GUI client.

Note: This stage marks the end of the network management outage.

Perform sanity testing on the NFM-P system using a GUI client; see Test upgraded system using GUI client.

Uninstall the original primary main database; see Uninstall original primary database [DB1].

Install the new standby main database; see Install new standby main database [DB1].

1. Stop the main database.

2. Run a script to prepare for the Oracle software installation.

3. Install the database packages.

4. Configure the standby database.

5. Verify and modify the database configuration, as required.

Reinstantiate the standby database; see Reinstantiate standby database.

If the deployment includes an auxiliary database, upgrade the former primary auxiliary database cluster; see Upgrade former primary auxiliary database cluster.

Upgrade the original primary main server as the new standby main server; see Upgrade original primary main server [Main1].

Configure the new standby main server; see Configure new standby main server [Main1].

If required, enable Windows Active Directory for client access; see Enable Windows Active Directory access.

If the NFM-P is integrated with an WS-NOC system, configure the integration; see Configure WS-NOC integration.

If the NFM-P is currently an independent deployment, integrate the NFM-P and the NSP cluster; see Integrate NFM-P and NSP cluster.

Start the new standby main server; see Start new standby main server [Main1].

If the system includes auxiliary servers, upgrade the [Aux1] auxiliary servers; see Upgrade auxiliary servers [Aux1].

If the system includes auxiliary servers, start the [Aux1] auxiliary servers; see Start auxiliary servers [Aux1].

If the deployment includes an auxiliary database, activate each cluster; see Disable maintenance mode for auxiliary database agents.

If the NSP deployment includes an auxiliary database, verify that the auxiliary database is functioning correctly; see Verify auxiliary database status.

Recheck the available disk space; see Check post-upgrade disk space.

Install or upgrade single-user GUI clients, as required; see Install or upgrade single-user GUI clients.

Install or upgrade client delegate servers, as required; see Install or upgrade client delegate servers.

Stop the PKI server; see Stop PKI server.

If the NFM-P system has customized TLS version and cipher support, restore the custom TLS support settings; see Restore TLS version and cipher support configuration.

Configure and enable firewalls, if required; see Configure and enable firewalls.