Lifecycle Management

Using the NetQ UI or CLI, lifecycle management (LCM) allows you to:

• Manage switch inventory
• Install or upgrade NetQ (Agents and CLI) and Cumulus Linux on switches running Cumulus Linux
• Manage Cumulus Linux and NetQ images
• Configure switch access credentials and profiles (required for installations and upgrades)
• Create snapshots of the network state at various times
• View a history of upgrade attempts

Access Lifecycle Management in the UI

You can access the LCM dashboard in a few ways:

• Expand the Menu, then select Manage switches
• Click Upgrade in a workbench header
• Click Devices in a workbench header, then select Manage switches

Access Lifecycle Management with the CLI

Lifecycle management workflows use the netq lcm command set. Refer to the command line reference for a comprehensive list of options and definitions.

LCM Support for In-band Management

If you manage a switch using an in-band network interface, the inband-interface option must be specified in the agent configuration for LCM operations:

• /etc/netq/netq.yml configuration file example:

  netq-agent:
      inband-interface: swp1
      port: 31980
      server: 192.168.1.254
      vrf: default
  

• CLI configuration example:

  sudo netq config add agent server 192.168.1.254 vrf default inband-interface swp1
  

After the NetQ Agent is configured for in-band connections, you can create custom agent configuration profiles using the CLI, then apply the custom profiles to switches during upgrades.