Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Upgrade Guide

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Upgrade Guide

Access the software upgrade workflow

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Configure access to the software upgrade workflow in SD-WAN Manager to initiate OR resume upgrade tasks and verify their status. This ensures efficient management of software upgrades.


This task enables you to access the software upgrade workflow in SD-WAN Manager to start OR resume upgrade activities and monitor their progress.

  • Facilitates efficient initiation and management of software upgrades.

Use this task when you need to perform a software upgrade on devices managed by SD-WAN Manager. The workflow allows you to start new upgrades, resume in-progress upgrades, and monitor upgrade status.

  • This is relevant for administrators managing device software versions in environments where upgrades may be interrupted OR require monitoring.

Before you begin

To check if there is an in-progress software upgrade workflow:

  • From the SD-WAN Manager toolbar, click the Task-list icon. SD-WAN Manager displays a list of all running tasks along with the total number of successes and failures.

Follow these steps to access and manage the software upgrade workflow:

Procedure

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

    Note

    In the Cisco vManage Release 20.8.1, the Workflow Library is titled Launch Workflows.

  2. Start a new software upgrade workflow: Library > Software Upgrade. Alternatively, resume an in-progress software upgrade workflow: In-progress > Software Upgrade.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to start a new software upgrade workflow.

    Note

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

  4. To check the software upgrade workflow status, from the SD-WAN Manager toolbar, click the Task-list icon.

    SD-WAN Manager displays a list of all running tasks along with the total number of successes and failures.

After completing this task, you will have successfully accessed the software upgrade workflow, started OR resumed upgrade activities, and verified the status of upgrade tasks in SD-WAN Manager.

What to do next

To check the software upgrade workflow status, follow these steps:
  1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager toolbar, click the Task-list icon.

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

  2. To view the details of a task, click the + icon. SD-WAN Manager opens a pane displaying the status of the task and details of the device on which the task was performed.

    Note

    In a multi-node cluster setup, if the control connection switches to a different node during a device upgrade from SD-WAN Manager, the upgrade may be impacted due to NetConf session timeout. The device then establishes control connection to a different node. You need to re-trigger the upgrade activity.