Introduces the supported upgrade paths for Cisco Crosswork Network Controller and summarizes the preparation, migration, and verification topics in this chapter.
This chapter describes how to upgrade Cisco Crosswork Network Controller and its related components.
It covers upgrade preparation, existing- and parallel-hardware paths, single-VM migration, Crosswork Data Gateway, and post-upgrade checks.
Upgrade overview
Describes the available Crosswork Network Controller upgrade paths, supported releases, maintenance considerations, and related application upgrade information.
Upgrade requirements
Summarizes the preparation activities required before upgrading Cisco Crosswork, including AWS EC2 configuration and network bandwidth management feature packs.
Upgrade using existing hardware
Outlines the existing-hardware upgrade path and its ordered stages, from shutting down Data Gateway VMs through migration and post-upgrade verification.
Upgrade using parallel hardware
Summarizes the parallel-hardware upgrade path, its on-premises restriction, resource requirement, and ordered upgrade stages.
Upgrade Crosswork Network Controller applications (standalone activity)
Lists the preparation and maintenance-window guidance for upgrading Crosswork Network Controller applications as a standalone activity.
Upgrade Crosswork Network Controller on a single VM
Describes the single-VM migration path and lists the supported source and destination deployment profiles.