Workflow to upgrade a standalone Release 22.9 or later NFM-P system

Description

The following is the sequence of high-level actions required to upgrade a standalone NFM-P system at Release 22.9 or later.

Stages

Note: The Upgrade standalone system links lead to sections in To upgrade a standalone Release 22.9 or later NFM-P system.

Prepare system for upgrade
 
1 

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

Upgrade standalone system
 
2 

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

3 

Open a GUI client for network monitoring; see Open GUI client.

4 

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

5 

Prepare the main server for the upgrade; see Stop and disable standalone main server.

  1. Stop the main server.

  2. Disable automatic main server startup.

6 

Upgrade the main database; see Upgrade standalone main database.

  1. Stop the main database.

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

  3. Install the required packages.

  4. Run the database upgrade script.

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

7 

If the system includes one or more auxiliary servers, stop the auxiliary servers; see Stop auxiliary servers.

8 

Upgrade the main server; see Upgrade standalone main server.

9 

Configure the main server; see Configure standalone main server.

10 

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

11 

If the system includes one or more auxiliary servers, upgrade each auxiliary server; see Upgrade auxiliary servers.

12 

If the system includes one or more NSP Flow Collectors, migrate from using NSP Flow Collectors and Flow Collector Controllers to the Flow Collector functions in the NSP cluster; see Perform NSP Flow Collector migration.

13 

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

14 

If the system includes one or more auxiliary servers, start each auxiliary server; see Start auxiliary servers.

15 

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

16 

Start the main server; see Start main server.

17 

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

18 

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

19 

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

20 

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

21 

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.

22 

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