Manage Switches through Their Lifecycle

As an administrator, you want to manage the deployment of NVIDIA product software onto your network devices (servers, appliances, and switches) in the most efficient way and with the most information about the process as possible.

Using the NetQ UI or CLI, lifecycle management enables you to:

• Manage Cumulus Linux and NetQ images in a local repository
• Configure switch access credentials (required for installations and upgrades)
• Manage Cumulus Linux switch inventory and roles
• Create snapshots of the network state at various times
• Create Cumulus Linux switch configurations, with or without network templates
• Create NetQ configuration profiles
• Upgrade NetQ (Agents and CLI) on Cumulus Linux switches with NetQ Agents version 2.4.x or later
• Install or upgrade NetQ (Agents and CLI) on Cumulus Linux switches with or without NetQ Agents; all in a single job
• Upgrade Cumulus Linux 3.x to later 3.x or 4.x on switches with NetQ Agents version 2.4.x or later (includes upgrade of NetQ to 3.x)
• View a result history of upgrade attempts

Access Lifecycle Management Features

To manage the various lifecycle management features using the NetQ UI, open the Manage Switch Assets page in one of the following ways:

• Click , then select Manage Switches
• Click in a workbench header
• Click (Switches) in a workbench header, then select Manage switches

The Manage Switch Assets view provides access to switch management, image management, and configuration management features as well as job history. Each tab provides cards that let the administrator manage the relevant aspect of switch assets.

To manage the various lifecycle management features using the NetQ CLI, use the netq lcm command set.

LCM Summary

This table summarizes the UI cards and CLI commands available for the LCM feature.