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lcm

netq lcm add cl-image

Adds a Cumulus Linux image (.bin file) to the lifecycle management repository. Images must match the version, architecture, and ASIC vendor for the switches you want to upgrade. For detailed instructions, see Upgrade Cumulus Linux.

Syntax

netq lcm add cl-image <text-cl-image-path>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
cl-image <text-cl-image-path> Add the Cumulus Linux .bin file from this location. You must specify the full path, including the file name.

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add cl-image /path/to/download/cumulus-linux-4.2.0-mlnx-amd64.bin
  • netq lcm show cl-images
  • netq lcm upgrade cl-image
  • netq lcm del cl-image
  • netq lcm add netq-image

netq lcm add credentials

Configures the access credentials for all switches that you plan to manage with the NetQ lifecycle management feature. You can choose between basic authentication using a username and password or SSH public/private key authentication. You must have sudoer permission to configure switches when using the SSH key method.

To obtain the access profile’s name, run netq lcm show credentials.

The default credentials for Cumulus Linux have changed from cumulus/CumulusLinux! to cumulus/cumulus for releases 4.2 and later. For details, read Cumulus Linux User Accounts.

Syntax

netq lcm add credentials
    profile_name <text-switch-profile-name>
    username <text-switch-username>
    (password <text-switch-password> | ssh-key <text-ssh-key>)

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
profile_name <text-switch-profile-name> Specifies the access profile’s name
username <text-switch-username> Specifies the username for the user who can configure switches
password <text-switch-password> Specifies the password associated with the username so that user can configure switches
ssh-key <text-ssh-key> Specifies the private key required to configure switches. You must have already installed the public key on each switch.

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add credentials profile_name n-2000 username cumulus password cumulus
  • netq lcm attach credentials
  • netq lcm show credentials
  • netq lcm del credentials

netq lcm add default-version

Configures or changes the Cumulus Linux or NetQ version to use automatically during an upgrade. This value can be overridden during upgrade as needed, but eases the upgrade process for the majority of switches.

Syntax

Two forms of this command are available: one for Cumulus Linux and the other for NetQ.

netq lcm add default-version
    cl-images <text-cumulus-linux-version>

netq lcm add default-version
    netq-images <text-netq-version>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
default-version NA Specify the default Cumulus Linux or NetQ version for switch upgrades
cl-images <text-cumulus-linux-version> Configure the default Cumulus Linux upgrade image to be this version
netq-images <text-netq-version> Configure the default NetQ upgrade image to be this version

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add default-version cl-images 5.3.0

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add default-version netq-images 4.6.0
  • netq lcm show default-version

netq lcm add netq-image

Adds a NetQ image (.deb package) to the lifecycle management repository. Images must match the version, architecture, and operating system for the switches you want to upgrade. For each version of NetQ, you must add the netq-agent and netq-apps packages. For more information, see NetQ and Network OS Images.

Syntax

netq lcm add netq-image <text-netq-image-path>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
netq-image <text-netq-image-path> Add the NetQ Debian package from this location. You need to specify the full path, including the file name.

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add netq-image /path/to/download/netq-agent_4.0.0-ub18.04u33~1614767175.886b337_amd64.deb
cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add netq-image /path/to/download/netq-apps_4.0.0-ub18.04u33~1614767175.886b337_amd64.deb
  • netq lcm show netq-images
  • netq lcm upgrade netq-image
  • netq lcm del netq-image
  • netq lcm add cl-image

netq lcm add role

Assigns or changes a role for one or more switches that defines its placement in a Clos topology and influences the order in which you can upgrade switches.

Syntax

netq lcm add
    role (superspine | spine | leaf | exit)
    switches <text-switch-hostnames>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
role superspine, spine, leaf, exit Assign this role to the specified switches
switches <text-switch-hostnames> Assign the specified role to the switches with these hostnames. Use a comma-separated list (no spaces) to assign the role to multiple switches at the same time.

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add role spine switches spine01

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm add role leaf switches leaf01,leaf02,leaf03,leaf04

None

netq lcm attach credentials

Assigns an access profile to one or more switches. For step-by-step instructions, see Switch Management.

To display the profile_id, run netq lcm show credentials.

To display hostnames, run netq lcm show switches.

Syntax

netq lcm attach credentials 
    profile_id <text-switch-profile-id> 
    hostnames <text-switch-hostnames>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
profile_id <text-switch-profile-id> Attach the access profile with this ID to the switch
hostnames <text-switch-hostnames> Assign the access profile to this hostname

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm attach credentials profile_id credential_profile_3eddab251bddea9653df7cd1be0fc123c5d7a42f818b68134e42858e54a9c289 hostnames tor-1,tor-2
Attached profile to switch(es).
  • netq lcm add credentials
  • netq lcm detach credentials
  • netq lcm show credentials
  • netq lcm show switches

netq lcm del cl-image

Removes a selected Cumulus Linux image (.bin) from the NetQ lifecycle management repository. Obtain the image identifier using the netq lcm show cl-image command with the json option.

Syntax

netq lcm del cl-image <text-cl-image-id>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
cl-image <text-cl-image-id> Remove the Cumulus Linux image with this identifier

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show cl-images json
[
    {
        "id": "image_cc97be3955042ca41857c4d0fe95296bcea3e372b437a535a4ad23ca300d52c3",
        "name": "cumulus-linux-4.2.0-vx-amd64-1594775435.dirtyzc24426ca.bin",
        "clVersion": "4.2.0",
        "cpu": "x86_64",
        "asic": "VX",
        "lastChanged": 1609884659654.0
    },
...
cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm del cl-image image_cc97be3955042ca41857c4d0fe95296bcea3e372b437a535a4ad23ca300d52c3
  • netq lcm add cl-image
  • netq lcm show cl-images
  • netq lcm upgrade cl-image

netq lcm del credentials

Deletes the access credentials required to upgrade Cumulus Linux or NetQ on switches using lifecycle management. Run netq show credentials to obtain the profile ID. Refer to delete access profiles for step-by-step examples.

Syntax

netq lcm del credentials 
    profile_ids <text-credential-profile-ids>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
credentials NA Remove the access credentials used to upgrade switches
profile_ids <text-credential-profile-ids> Remove the profile assigned this ID

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm del credentials profile_id credential_profile_3eddab251bddea9653df7cd1be0fc123c5d7a42f818b68134e42858e54a9c289
  • netq lcm add credentials
  • netq lcm detach credentials
  • netq lcm show credentials

netq lcm del netq-image

Removes a selected NetQ image (.deb) from the NetQ lifecycle management repository. Obtain the image identifier using the netq lcm show netq-image command with the json option. Note to completely remove a version, you must delete both the netq-agent and netq-apps images.

Syntax

netq lcm del netq-image <text-netq-image-id>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
netq-image <text-netq-image-id> Remove the NetQ image with this identifier

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show netq-image json
[
    {
        "id": "image_d23a9e006641c675ed9e152948a9d1589404e8b83958d53eb0ce7698512e7001",
        "name": "netq-agent_4.0.0-cl4u32_1609391187.7df4e1d2_amd64.deb",
        "netqVersion": "4.0.0",
        "clVersion": "cl4u32",
        "cpu": "x86_64",
        "imageType": "NETQ_AGENT",
        "lastChanged": 1609885430638.0
    },
...

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm del netq-image image_d23a9e006641c675ed9e152948a9d1589404e8b83958d53eb0ce7698512e7001

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm del netq-image image_68db386683c796d86422f2172c103494fef7a820d003de71647315c5d774f834
  • netq lcm add netq-image
  • netq lcm show netq-images
  • netq lcm upgrade netq-image

netq lcm detach credentials

Detaches an access profile from a switch and restores the default profile. Obtain the hostname by running netq lcm show switches.

Syntax

netq lcm detach credentials 
    hostname <text-switch-hostname>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
hostname <text-switch-hostname> Detach access credentials from the switch with this hostname

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm detach credentials hostname spine-1
Detached profile from switch.
  • netq lcm attach credentials
  • netq lcm del credentials
  • netq lcm show credentials
  • netq lcm show switches

netq lcm discover

Searches for switches that do not have NetQ installed based on IP addresses or from a file. After discovery, you can add them to the lifecycle management repository and upgrade Cumulus Linux. To obtain the profile ID, run netq lcm show credentials. Use the netq lcm show discovery-job command to view the results of this command.

Syntax

netq lcm discover
    (ip-range <text-ip-range> | csv-file <text-csv-file-path>)
    profile_id <text-credential-profile-id>

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
ip-range <text-ip-range> Search for switches with this IP address or within this address range. Ranges can be contiguous, for example 192.168.0.24-64, or non-contiguous, for example 192.168.0.24-64,128-190,225, but they must reside within a single subnet. You can include a maximum of 50 addresses in an address range.
csv-file <text-csv-file-path> Search for switches in this CSV file containing the IP address, and optionally, the hostname and port for each switch on the network. If the port is blank, NetQ uses switch port 22 by default. They can be in any order you like, but the data must match that order.
profile_id <text-credential-profile-id> Search for switches attached to this access profile

Options

None

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm discover ip-range 10.0.1.12 profile_id credential_profile_3eddab251bddea9653df7cd1be0fc123c5d7a42f818b68134e42858e54a9c289
NetQ Discovery Started with job id: job_scan_4f3873b0-5526-11eb-97a2-5b3ed2e556db
  • netq lcm show discovery-job

netq lcm edit credentials

Modifies an access profile’s name, authentication type, username, or password. See Credentials and Profiles for more information about access profiles.

Before editing an access profile, run netq lcm show credentials to obtain the profile’s ID.

Syntax

netq lcm edit credentials 
    profile_id <text-switch-profile-id> 
    [profile_name <text-switch-profile-name>] 
    [auth-type <text-switch-auth-type>] 
    [username <text-switch-username>] 
    [password <text-switch-password> | ssh-key <text-ssh-key>]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
credentials NA Edit the access credentials used to upgrade switches
profile_id <text-credential-profile-id> Edit the profile assigned this ID

Options

Option Value Description
profile_name <text-switch-profile-name> Changes the access profile’s name
auth-type <text-switch-auth-type> Changes the authentication method (basic or SSH)
username <text-switch-username> Changes the username for the user who can configure switches
password <text-switch-password> Changes the password associated with the username so that the user can configure switches
ssh-key <text-ssh-key> Changes the private key required to configure switches. You must have already installed the public key on each switch.

Sample Usage

To obtain the profile ID, run netq lcm show credentials:

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show credentials
Profile ID           Profile Name             Type             SSH Key        Username         Password         Number of switches                   Last Changed
-------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------
credential_profile_3 n-1000                   BASIC                           admin            **************   3                                    Fri Feb  3 21:49:10 2023
eddab251bddea9653df7
cd1be0fc123c5d7a42f8
18b68134e42858e54a9c
289

To change the name of the profile (in this example from n-1000 to n-2000) run:

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm edit credentials profile_id credential_profile_3eddab251bddea9653df7cd1be0fc123c5d7a42f818b68134e42858e54a9c289 profile_name n-2000
Credential profile modified.

Run netq lcm show credentials to verify the edit:

netq lcm show credentials
Profile ID           Profile Name             Type             SSH Key        Username         Password         Number of switches                   Last Changed
-------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------
credential_profile_3 n-2000                   BASIC                           admin            **************   3                                    Tue Feb  7 16:57:46 2023
eddab251bddea9653df7
cd1be0fc123c5d7a42f8
18b68134e42858e54a9c
289
  • netq lcm show credentials

netq lcm show cl-images

Displays all Cumulus Linux images in the lifecycle management repository.

Syntax

netq lcm show cl-images
    [<text-cl-image-id>]
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
cl-images NA Display all Cumulus Linux images in the lifecycle management repository

Options

Option Value Description
NA <text-cl-image-id> Only display Cumulus Linux image with this identifier
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show cl-images json
[
    {
        "id": "image_cc97be3955042ca41857c4d0fe95296bcea3e372b437a535a4ad23ca300d52c3",
        "name": "cumulus-linux-4.2.0-vx-amd64-1594775435.dirtyzc24426ca.bin",
        "clVersion": "4.2.0",
        "cpu": "x86_64",
        "asic": "VX",
        "lastChanged": 1609884659654.0
    },
    {
        "id": "image_b80c410e165ea232cbeb67fd82fea79f05734cd0a32f81c148971214bd98b2e0",
        "name": "cumulus-linux-4.2.1-vx-amd64.bin",
        "clVersion": "4.2.1",
        "cpu": "x86_64",
        "asic": "VX",
        "lastChanged": 1611161189714.0
    }
]
  • netq lcm add cl-image
  • netq lcm del cl-image

netq lcm show credentials

Displays access profiles, their associated credentials, and the number of switches assigned to each access profile.

Syntax

netq lcm show credentials
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
credentials NA Display current switch access credentials configuration

Options

Option Value Description
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show credentials
Profile ID           Profile Name             Type             SSH Key        Username         Password         Number of switches                   Last Changed
-------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------
credential_profile_d Netq-Default             BASIC                           cumulus          **************   11                                   Fri Feb  3 18:20:33 2023
9e875bd2e6784617b304
c20090ce28ff2bb46a4b
9bf23cda98f1bdf91128
5c9
credential_profile_3 Nvl4-Default             BASIC                           admin            **************   1                                    Fri Feb  3 19:18:26 2023
5a2eead7344fb91218bc
dec29b12c66ebef0d806
659b20e8805e4ff629bc
23e
credential_profile_3 n-1000                   BASIC                           admin            **************   3                                    Fri Feb  3 21:49:10 2023
eddab251bddea9653df7
cd1be0fc123c5d7a42f8
18b68134e42858e54a9c
289
  • netq lcm add credentials
  • netq lcm attach credentials
  • netq lcm del credentials

netq lcm show default-version

Displays the default Cumulus Linux or NetQ version specified for upgrades.

Syntax

Two forms of this command are available depending on whether you want to view the default version for Cumulus Linux or for NetQ.

netq lcm show default-version 
    cl-images
    [json]

netq lcm show default-version
    netq-images
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
cl-images NA Display configuration of Cumulus Linux default upgrade version
netq-images NA Display configuration of NetQ default upgrade version

Options

Option Value Description
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show default-version cl-images 
ID                        Name            CL Version  CPU      ASIC            Last Changed
------------------------- --------------- ----------- -------- --------------- -------------------------
image_b80c410e165ea232cbe cumulus-linux-4 4.2.1       x86_64   VX              Tue Jan 26 22:32:11 2021
b67fd82fea79f05734cd0a32f .2.1-vx-amd64.b
81c148971214bd98b2e0      in
  • netq lcm add default-version
  • netq lcm del default-version
  • netq lcm add cl-image
  • netq lcm add netq-image

netq lcm show discovery-job

Displays the results of a switch discovery job, including a summary of the job itself and information about any switches discovered, including hostname, IP address, MAC address, CPU, Cumulus Linux and NetQ versions, configuration profile, discovery status, and upgrade status.

Syntax

netq lcm show
    discovery-job <text-discovery-job-id>
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
discovery-job <text-discovery-job-id> Display results of discovery job with this identifier

Options

Option Value Description
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm discover ip-range 192.168.200.62
NetQ Discovery Started with job id: job_scan_c1d5e060-720e-11eb-9e30-f75bf78d6bf1

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show discovery-job job_scan_c1d5e060-720e-11eb-9e30-f75bf78d6bf1
Scan COMPLETED

Summary
-------
Start Time: 2021-02-18 17:29:18.640000
End Time: 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000
Total IPs: 1
Completed IPs: 1
Discovered without NetQ: 0
Discovered with NetQ: 1
Incorrect Credentials: 0
OS Not Supported: 0
Not Discovered: 0


Hostname          IP Address                MAC Address        CPU      CL Version  NetQ Version  Config Profile               Discovery Status Upgrade Status
----------------- ------------------------- ------------------ -------- ----------- ------------- ---------------------------- ---------------- --------------
fw2               192.168.200.62            44:38:39:00:01:8E  x86_64   4.2.0       4.0.0         []                           WITH_NETQ        NOT_UPGRADING
  • netq lcm discover

netq lcm show netq-config

Displays the configuration of all NetQ configuration profiles created in the NetQ UI, including the name and identifier, which is the default profile, VRF used, whether you enabled What Just Happened or CPU usage limiting, and logging level.

Syntax

netq lcm show netq-config
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
netq-config NA Display results of discovery job with this identifier

Options

Option Value Description
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show netq-config 
ID                        Name            Default Profile                VRF             WJH       CPU Limit Log Level Last Changed
------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------ --------------- --------- --------- --------- -------------------------
config_profile_3289efda36 NetQ default co Yes                            mgmt            Disable   Disable   info      Tue Jan  5 05:25:31 2021
db4065d56f91ebbd34a523b45 nfig
944fbfd10c5d75f9134d42023
eb2b
config_profile_233c151302 CPU limit 75%   No                             mgmt            Disable   75%       info      Mon Jan 11 19:11:35 2021
eb8ee77d6c27fe2eaca51a9bf
2dfcbfd77d11ff0af92b807de
a0dd

None

netq lcm show netq-images

Displays all NetQ images in the lifecycle management repository.

Syntax

netq lcm show netq-images
    [<text-netq-image-id>]
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
netq-images NA Display all NetQ images in the lifecycle management repository

Options

Option Value Description
NA <text-netq-image-id> Only display the NetQ image with this identifier
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show netq-images json
[
    {
        "id": "image_d23a9e006641c675ed9e152948a9d1589404e8b83958d53eb0ce7698512e7001",
        "name": "netq-agent_4.0.0-cl4u32_1609391187.7df4e1d2_amd64.deb",
        "netqVersion": "4.0.0",
        "clVersion": "cl4u32",
        "cpu": "x86_64",
        "imageType": "NETQ_AGENT",
        "lastChanged": 1609885430638.0
    },
    {
        "id": "image_68db386683c796d86422f2172c103494fef7a820d003de71647315c5d774f834",
        "name": "netq-apps_4.0.0-cl4u32_1609391187.7df4e1d2_amd64.deb",
        "netqVersion": "4.0.0",
        "clVersion": "cl4u32",
        "cpu": "x86_64",
        "imageType": "NETQ_CLI",
        "lastChanged": 1609885434704.0
    }
]
  • netq lcm add netq-image
  • netq lcm del netq-image

netq lcm show status

Displays status of Cumulus Linux or NetQ image upgrade jobs.

Syntax

Two forms of this command are available: one for Cumulus Linux and one for NetQ. Run netq lcm show upgrade-jobs to obtain the job identifier.

netq lcm show status
    cl-image <text-lcm-job-id>
    [json]

netq lcm show status
    netq-image <text-netq-upgrade-job-id>
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
cl-image <text-lcm-job-id> Display the status of the Cumulus Linux upgrade job with this identifier
netq-image <text-netq-upgrade-job-id> Display the status of the NetQ upgrade job with this identifier

Options

Option Value Description
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show upgrade-jobs cl-image json
[
    {
        "jobId": "job_cl_upgrade_a96e0beb59a16b085a7d2b3b5ffd6e5971870aa2903c6df86f26fa908ded2e21",
        "name": "test",
        "clVersion": "4.2.1",
        "pre-checkStatus": "COMPLETED",
        "warnings": "",
        "errors": "",
        "startTime": 1611170981846.0
    },
    {
        "jobId": "job_cl_upgrade_9c5e3b4b76f490e6531c34faf52907bda46648701b3f7c0289b96c5d76af53eb",
        "name": "UpgradeJustOne",
        "clVersion": "4.2.1",
        "pre-checkStatus": "COMPLETED",
        "warnings": "",
        "errors": "",
        "startTime": 1613595515152.0
    }
]
cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show status cl-image job_cl_upgrade_a96e0beb59a16b085a7d2b3b5ffd6e5971870aa2903c6df86f26fa908ded2e21
Hostname    CL Version    Backup Status    Backup Start Time         Restore Status      Restore Start Time    Upgrade Status      Upgrade Start Time
----------  ------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------------  --------------------  ------------------  --------------------
leaf01      4.2.0         FAILED           Wed Jan 20 19:30:12 2021  SKIPPED_ON_FAILURE  N/A                   SKIPPED_ON_FAILURE  N/A
  • netq lcm show upgrade-jobs

netq lcm show switches

Displays information about switches monitored by NetQ and contained in the lifecycle management repository, including their hostnames, any assigned role, IP and MAC addresses, CPU architecture, Cumulus Linux and NetQ versions, and NetQ configuration and access profiles. Filter the output by Cumulus Linux or NetQ version running on the switch.

Syntax

netq lcm show switches
    [cl-version <text-cumulus-linux-version>]
    [netq-version <text-netq-version>]
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
switches NA Display information about switches known to lifecycle management

Options

Option Value Description
cl-version <text-cumulus-linux-version> Only display switches running this version of the Cumulus Linux OS
netq-version <text-netq-version> Only display switches running this version of NetQ
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show switches cl-version 5.2.0
Hostname          Role       IP Address                MAC Address        CPU      CL Version  NetQ Version  Config Profile               Credential Profile                   Last Changed
----------------- ---------- ------------------------- ------------------ -------- ----------- ------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------
noc-se                       192.168.0.15              00:01:00:00:12:00  x86_64   5.2.0       4.6.0-cl4u42~ []                           Netq-Default                         Fri Feb  3 20:50:40 2023
                                                                                               1675445092.42
                                                                                               fbac0a
spine-1                      192.168.0.15              00:01:00:00:13:00  x86_64   5.2.0       4.6.0-cl4u42~ []                           n-2000                               Fri Feb  3 22:28:25 2023
                                                                                               1675445092.42
                                                                                               fbac0a

None

netq lcm show upgrade-jobs

Displays a history of all Cumulus Linux or NetQ upgrade jobs, including the job identifier and name, Cumulus Linux or NetQ version, pre-check status, warnings and errors, and time the job started. The NetQ upgrade jobs also show the overall status.

Syntax

Two forms of this command are available: one for Cumulus Linux and one for NetQ.

netq lcm show upgrade-jobs
    cl-image
    [json]

netq lcm show upgrade-jobs
    netq-image
    [json]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
upgrade-jobs NA Display upgrade job history
cl-image NA Display upgrade job history for Cumulus Linux
netq-image NA Display upgrade job history for NetQ

Options

Option Value Description
json NA Display the output in JSON format

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm show upgrade-jobs netq-image 
Job ID       Name            NetQ Version  Overall Status   Pre-Check Status Warnings         Errors       Start Time
------------ --------------- ------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ --------------------------
job_netq_ins Leaf01-02 to Ne 4.0.0         FAILED           COMPLETED        []               []           Thu Jan 28 19:48:10 2021
tall_7152a03 tQ330
a8c63c906631
c3fb340d8f51
e70c3ab508d6
9f3fdf5032ee
bad118cc7
  • netq lcm show status

netq lcm upgrade cl-image

Upgrades Cumulus Linux on one or more switches in your network.

Syntax

netq lcm upgrade cl-image 
    job-name <text-job-name> 
    cl-version <text-cumulus-linux-version> 
    netq-version <text-netq-version> 
    hostnames <text-switch-hostnames> 
    [run-restore-on-failure] 
    [run-snapshot-before-after]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
job-name <text-job-name> Name for the upgrade
cl-version <text-cumulus-linux-version> Upgrade to this CL version in x.y.z format
netq-version <text-netq-version> Upgrade to this NetQ version in x.z.y format
hostnames <text-switch-hostnames> Comma-separated list of the hostname(s) to be upgraded

Options

Option Value Description
run-restore-on-failure NA Restore the previous version of Cumulus Linux if the upgrade fails (recommended)
run-snapshot-before-after NA Generate a network snapshot before and after the upgrade

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm upgrade cl-image job-name upgrade-cl430 cl-version 4.3.0 netq-version 4.6.0 hostnames spine01,spine02
  • netq lcm show discovery-job

netq lcm upgrade netq-image

Upgrades NetQ Agents on one or more switches in your network.

Syntax

netq lcm upgrade netq-image 
    job-name <text-job-name> 
    [netq-version <text-netq-version>] 
    [upgrade-cli True | upgrade-cli False] 
    hostnames <text-switch-hostnames> 
    [config_profile <text-config-profile>]

Required Arguments

Argument Value Description
job-name <text-job-name> User-defined name for the upgrade
hostnames <text-switch-hostnames> Comma-separated list of the hostname(s) to be upgraded

Options

Option Value Description
netq-version <text-netq-version> Upgrade to this NetQ version in x.y.z format
upgrade-cli True, False Upgrade the NetQ CLI as part of the upgrade (True)
config_profile <text-config-profile> Configuration file applied after the upgrade

Sample Usage

cumulus@switch:~$ netq lcm upgrade netq-image job-name upgrade-cl530-nq450 netq-version 4.6.0 hostnames spine01,spine02
  • netq lcm show upgrade-jobs netq-image

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