Pathway for standalone NSP system upgrade from Release 25.8 or earlier

Purpose

Use this pathway through the documentation to access detailed procedures for upgrading a standalone NSP system. Table 8-1, Pathway for concurrent task execution during standalone NSP system upgrade from 25.8 or earlier lists the system upgrade pathway tasks.

Concurrent task execution

Some system upgrade operations require considerable time. To reduce the duration of a standalone system upgrade, you can perform some actions concurrently.

Note: The Upgrade standalone system links lead to sections in To upgrade a standalone Release 25.11 or earlier NFM-P system.

Note: If your NSP deployment includes NFM-P on a release earlier than Release 24.4 and an auxiliary database is installed, you must follow the auxiliary database steps specified in General NFM-P Release 25.11 or earlier upgrade pathway.

General NFM-P Release 25.11 or earlier upgrade pathway

Table 8-1: Pathway for concurrent task execution during standalone NSP system upgrade from 25.8 or earlier

Operator actions

Perform To prepare for an NSP system upgrade from Release 25.8 or earlier 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

The remaining links in the table lead to step sections in To upgrade a Release 25.8 or earlier NSP cluster.

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Disable existing cluster— Step 3 to Step 14

Create new container environment— Step 16 to Step 64

Install and deploy NSP software— Step 65 to Step 117

The following operations can be performed concurrently

Verify NSP system upgrade— Step 118 to Step 136 (end of procedure)

Verify various NSP system functions by performing actions such as:

  • comparing the benchmarks recorded before the upgrade to the current indicators

  • verifying NSP UI access

  • verifying the service list in NSP service management views