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Online Upgrade Through the Versions Page
HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises can be upgraded online to next version from Versions page on the user interface.
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If the upgrade operation fails at pre-health check, analyze the errors either from the upgrade pod logs or on the Audit Trail page. Troubleshoot the errors and re-run the upgrade health check.
Upgrade Checker Workflow for Regular-Online User
This section describes the upgrade workflow and the requirements for the regular-online HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises user accounts. Based on the version availability, upon logging on to your HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises account, one of the following pages is displayed:
- —This window is displayed when you log in to your HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises account within the deadline of the version upgrade (90 days from the date of version release). The upgrade available window provides the following information:
- —Informs the connectivity requirement for the process.
- —Current running version.
- —Next major available version.
- —Provides the status and progress bar for file transfer, extract, and upgrade.
- —Displays the number of days remaining for upgrade. The number of days varies depending on the version available date and the day of log in. For example, if the version was available on 10th of December and the user logs in on 12th of December, the remaining days gets changed to 87 days within which the account needs to be upgraded.
- —Allows you to initiate the upgrade process.
- —This tab is displayed if any one of the extraction stages is interrupted, in progress or failed. Clicking on the navigates to tab with version upgrade in process.
- —Allows you to snooze the notification for some days. Notification can be snoozed for 30 days (90-60 remaining days), 15 days (60-45 remaining days), 7 days (45-20 remaining days), 5 days (20-10 remaining days), and 3 days (10-5 remaining days), 1 day (less than 5 days). On snoozing the notification, you can use the account normally and the next notification comes after the set dates.
To upgrade the version once notified, click . When you click Upgrade Now, upgrade readiness check will start running. Once the upgrade health readiness check is completed, the actual upgrade begins.
Figure 1 Pre-Upgrade Health Check
You can also navigate to tab to initiate the upgrade. In this case also, first the pre-upgrade health check is run and then the upgrade begins. For more information on how to navigate to version tab, see Version.
The following example image displays the window.
Figure 2 Upgrade Available
- —This window is displayed when you log in to your HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises account after the deadline is missed. This window indicates that you have missed the upgrade deadline and an immediate upgrade is required. All the account GUI Graphical User Interface (GUI), is a type of UI enabling user interaction with electronic devices through symbols, graphical icons, and other visual metaphors instead of typed commands or text-based UIs. functionality is blocked till the HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises is upgraded to the latest version. To upgrade, click to initiate the upgrade. The upgrade required window provides the following information:
- —Informs the connectivity requirement for the process.
- —Current running version.
- —Next major available version.
- —Provides the status and progress bar for file transfer, extract, and upgrade.
- —Displays the number of overdue days post deadlines.
- —Allows you to initiate the upgrade process.
- —This tab is displayed only when any one of the upgrade stage fails. Click to retry the upgrade process. If the Upgrade fails after multiple retries, contact HPE Aruba Networking Central support representative.
Once the upgrade is successful, the account comes to its normal functionality.
The following example image displays the window with retry option.
Figure 3 Upgrade Required
Upgrade Checker Workflow for Occasional-Online User
This section describes the upgrade workflow and the requirements for the occasional-online HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises user accounts. This scenario is based on the users that logs into HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises after 49 days or a maximum of 55 days from the date of connectivity loss. All the account GUI functionality is allowed and the user has to upgrade to the major available version within the prescribed period. Based on the account login period, one of the following pages is displayed:
- —This window is displayed when the user logs into HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises within the above mentioned periods. The upgrade check failed window provides the following information:
- —Informs the connectivity requirement for the process.
- —Displays the date of last upgrade check.
- —Displays the remaining days for mandatory upgrade check.
- —Once connected, it checks for the status and redirects you to the Upgrade available/ Upgrade required page.
- —Allows you to snooze the notification. Snoozing can be done for 5 days (on 49th day) and 1 day for the remaining.
The following example image displays the window.
Figure 4 Upgrade Check Failed
- —This window is displayed when the user logs into HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises account after 55 days from the day of connectivity loss. In this scenario, the user account is blocked and an immediate upgrade check is required. The upgrade check required window displays the following information:
- —Informs the connectivity requirement for the process.
- —Displays the date of last upgrade check.
- —Displays the remaining days for mandatory upgrade check.
- —Once connected, it checks for the status and redirects you to the Upgrade available/ Upgrade required page.
The following example image displays the window.
Figure 5 Upgrade Check Required
