Pathway for standalone NSP system upgrade

Use this pathway through the documentation to access detailed procedures for upgrading a standalone NSP system.

Prepare for upgrade

1	Perform To prepare for an NSP system upgrade to do the following: back up the NSP system configuration, databases, and file service data download the NSP installation software verify the cluster readiness for the upgrade perform special upgrade preconfiguration
Upgrade NSP cluster

2	Perform To upgrade an NSP cluster, which has the following step sections in the order shown below: Back up NSP deployer host configuration files Disable SELinux enforcing mode Apply OS update to NSP deployer host Prepare for Kubernetes upgrade Upgrade Kubernetes registry Configure Kubernetes deployer Restore NSP system files Configure NSP software Stop and undeploy NSP cluster—marks the beginning of the network management outage Apply OS update to NSP cluster VMs Upgrade Kubernetes deployment environment Label NSP cluster nodes Install Kubernetes secrets Upgrade NSP software Monitor NSP initialization Verify upgraded NSP cluster operation—marks the end of the network management outage Upgrade MDM adaptors Upgrade or enable additional components and systems Purge Kubernetes image files Purge NSP image files Restore SELinux enforcing mode Import NFM-P users and groups Remove path-control subscriptions Restore classic telemetry collection Synchronize LSP paths