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.