Upgrading

This section provides information about upgrading TrueSight Network Automation and TrueSight Network Automation – Multi-Server Administration. 

Important

For systems running local authentication, after you upgrade to version 23.4.00 from version 23.2, 22.4, 20.02.x, the system forces all the users to change their passwords the first time they log on to the system. This is necessary to ensure that the hashing of user passwords is compliant with the latest security standards.

Supported upgrade paths

The following figure shows the supported upgrade path for TrueSight Network Automation. Ensure that you are upgrading from one of the versions shown in the figure.

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Important

If you are upgrading to version 23.4.00 from a version earlier than 20.02.x, first upgrade to one of the following versions, and then upgrade to version 23.4.00. Use the corresponding documentation links to perform the pre-upgrade, upgrade, and post-upgrade tasks for these versions.

The following figure shows the supported upgrade path for Multi-Server Administration. Ensure that you are upgrading from one of the versions shown in the figure.

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Upgrade process — At a glance

The upgrade flow diagram and the process table enable you to upgrade the product smoothly.

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Step 1: Complete the pre-upgrade activities for application server, remote device agent, and Multi-Server Administration

 

Step 2: Upgrade application server and remote device agent

 

Step 3: Complete the post-upgrade activities

Step 4: Upgrade Multi-Server Administration

 

What next?

If you want to migrate one Network Automation system to another system that has a different OS type or server hardware, see Migrating-TrueSight-Network-Automation-from-one-server-to-another.

 

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