Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Upgrade Guide

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Upgrade Guide

Upgrade Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components using a workflow

Updated: July 1, 2026

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Configure a workflow to upgrade Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components using the vManage GUI. This process enables you to select upgrade types, choose image versions, and monitor the upgrade status for all control components.

This task enables you to upgrade Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components through a guided workflow in the vManage interface.

  • Streamlines the upgrade process for all control components.

  • Allows selection of upgrade type and image version.

Use this task when you need to upgrade the software on your SD-WAN control components using the vManage GUI workflow.

This workflow is relevant for administrators managing SD-WAN environments who require a structured and interactive upgrade process for control components.

  • Applicable when new software images or patches are available for SD-WAN controllers.

Before you begin

Minimum Supported Version: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components Release 20.18.1

  • If you are planning to upload software images from your local drive, ensure all the appropriate software image files for Cisco SD-WAN Control Components are available for upload.

  • To ensure that the current device versions support the new software image version, see Cisco SD-WAN Compatibility Matrix.

Follow these steps to upgrade Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components using a workflow:

Procedure

  1. In the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, click Workflows > Workflow Library.

    1. Start a Control Components Upgrade workflow.

  2. Choose the type of upgrade:

    • Upgrade: To install and activate all Cisco SD-WAN Control Components.

    • Patch: To install and activate patch image to Cisco SD-WAN Control Components.

  3. Select Image Version.

    • Recommended Image shows an image that is recommended based on compatibility, if logged into cisco.com.

    • Custom allows you to select from a dropdown of images that include images already uploaded in the Software Repository. Or, if you are logged into cisco.com you can select images from software.cisco.com that aren't necessarily the recommended version, but are options to upgrade to.

    • + Add New Image allows you to select an image from software.cisco.com (either from the Recommended Image option or from the Custom dropdown). The image automatically downloads from CCO.

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue with the Cisco SD-WAN Control Components upgrade.

    Note

    • Click Exit to exit from an in-progress upgrade workflow. You can resume the in-progress workflow at your convenience.

    • You cannot cancel the Cisco SD-WAN Control Components upgrade process after initializing it.

    Note

    Click View upgrade status to monitor the progress of software upgrade for each control component during the upgrade process.

    Alternatively, you can navigate to Maintenance > Software Upgrade > Control Components and click View upgrade status to monitor the progress of software upgrade.

After completing this workflow, the selected Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components are upgraded to the chosen software version or patch, and you can monitor the upgrade status for each component.

What to do next

Verify the success or failure of the Cisco SD-WAN Control Components upgrade or patch upgrade by reviewing the task logs. For more information about viewing task logs, see View Log of Software Upgrade Activities.