To schedule an extension shelf software upgrade

Purpose

Perform this procedure to schedule a device software upgrade on one or more extension shelves, according to a software upgrade policy and an NFM-P schedule. See Chapter 5, NFM-P-based schedules for information about NFM-P schedules.

Note: A new NFM-P scheduled task is shut down by default and must be turned up before it can be executed, with one exception: scheduled software upgrade tasks associated with all NE types are automatically enabled by default.

You must perform To import device software files to the NFM-P to import the required device software image before you perform this procedure.

The NFM-P automatically creates software repositories for use with extension shelf upgrades. To manually create a software repository, see To create a software repository.

Steps
 
1 

Choose Administration→NE Maintenance→Software Upgrade from the NFM-P main menu. The Software Upgrade form opens.

2 

Select the required software upgrade policy.

Note: The NFM-P performs the upgrade according to the configuration in the software upgrade policy that you select.

3 

Click on the Software Images tab, and then on the SR Extended Shelf Software Images tab.

4 

Select a software image and click Schedule Upgrades. The Select NE form opens.

5 

Select an NE and click OK. The Select Extended Shelf form opens.

6 

Select one or more extended shelves and click OK. The Select Software Repository form opens.

7 

A software repository is automatically created for the upgrade. To manually specify a software repository, click on the Properties button and select a software repository. Click OK. The Select Schedule form opens.

8 

Select a schedule and click OK.

Note: You cannot use a schedule in which the Ongoing parameter is enabled.

9 

Click Yes. The NFM-P schedules the upgrade.

10 

Close the form.

End of steps