Overview
This chapter describes how to prepare, upgrade, and onboard NCS 2000 nodes to Cisco Optical Site Manager, including nodes with and without SVO line cards. Enables centralized management through the WebUI and provides guidance for adding remote transponder cards and troubleshooting upgrade issues.
A NCS 2000 node upgrade is a software upgrade procedure that
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transitions NCS 2000 node management from CTC to Cisco Optical Site Manager,
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upgrades supported SSON releases (R11.1.1.4, R11.1.2.3, R11.1.3, R11.1.3.1, and R11.1.3.2) to R25.1.1, and
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performs a non-traffic-affecting upgrade when executed in the required order.
The upgrade standardizes the node software to R25.1.1 and allows management of NCS 2000 nodes in the Node view of the Cisco Optical Site Manager application.
| Feature Name |
Release Information |
Feature Description |
|---|---|---|
| NCS 2000 Node upgrade |
R25.1.1 |
The NCS 2000 nodes are upgraded to R25.1.1 to transition NCS 2000 node management from CTC to Cisco Optical Site Manager. With this upgrade, you can manage the NCS 2000 nodes in the Node view of the Cisco Optical Site Manager application. |
Supported SSON releases for upgrade to R25.1.1
The list of SSON releases that are supported for upgrade to R25.1.1 SSON are:
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R11.1.1.4
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R11.1.2.3
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R11.1.3
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R11.1.3.1
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R11.1.3.2
NCS 2000 node upgrade sequence
The node upgrade is a non-traffic-affecting operation and must be performed in this order:
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Upgrade the NCS 2000 node from an 11.x release using CTC.
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Install and configure the SVO line card.
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Launch Cisco Optical Site Manager via the SVO line card admin plane and onboard the NCS 2000 device hosting the SVO line card(s).
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(Optional) Add other nodes, either NCS 2000 or NCS 1000 nodes, into the Cisco Optical Site Manager.
Perform the upgrade steps in the specified order to ensure a successful transition from CTC to Cisco Optical Site Manager.
Transitioning node management to Cisco Optical Site Manager
This example illustrates how node management transitions from CTC to Cisco Optical Site Manager during an upgrade to R25.1.1:
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A network runs NCS 2000 nodes on R11.1.3.
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The administrator upgrades the node to R25.1.1 using CTC.
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The administrator installs and configures the SVO line card.
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The administrator launches Cisco Optical Site Manager through the SVO line card admin plane.
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The administrator onboards the node.
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The node appears in the Node view.
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Management transitions from CTC to Cisco Optical Site Manager without affecting traffic.
Prerequisites for adding NCS 2000 nodes and SVO line cards with Cisco Optical Site Manager
This topic explains the prerequisites to add the NCS 2000 nodes to Cisco Optical Site Manager.
Upgrade NCS 2000 nodes hosting SVO line cards
Use this procedure to upgrade NCS 2000 nodes from R11.x to R25.1.1 to host SVO line cards, enable required OSPF and UDC settings, deploy Cisco Optical Site Manager, and onboard the nodes for management through the WebUI, including geo HA configurations.
NCS 2000 node upgrade issues in Cisco Optical Site Manager
This topic explains how to identify and resolve common issues encountered during NCS 2000 node upgrades in Cisco Optical Site Manager, including rack number conflicts, authentication misconfigurations, out-of-sync status, and incorrect device settings.