This chapter guides the upgrade of an NCS 2000 network from release 25.x to 26.x through Cisco Optical Network Controller, Cisco Optical Site Manager, and device software workflows.
Upgrade your NCS 2000 network from 25.x to 26.x
NCS 2000 network upgrade workflow
This section summarizes the release 25.x to 26.x upgrade workflow and identifies how controller, site manager, and device upgrades fit together.
Update Cisco Optical Network Controller from 25.x to 26.x
Update Cisco Optical Network Controller before the network upgrade continues so controller services, nodes, and topology views align with release 26.x workflows.
Upgrade Cisco Optical Site Manager
Upgrade Cisco Optical Site Manager components by distributing and activating the required images through Software Image Management and Upgrade and the web UI.
Upgrade NCS 2000 nodes from 25.x to 26.x
Upgrade NCS 2000 node software after Cisco Optical Site Manager is ready so device packages can be distributed, activated, and verified through managed workflows.
Upgrade NCS 1000 devices
Review how NCS 1000 transponder upgrades fit into an NCS 2000 network managed through Cisco Optical Site Manager during upgrade planning.