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Cisco Optical Automation Solution for Multidegree NCS 1010 ROADM Network

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Deploy the Cisco Optical Automation Solution in Seven Steps

Optical Automation Solution

Plan Your Network with Cisco Optical Network Planner

Cisco Optical Network Planner prerequisites and user management
Plan your NCS 1010 network

Reference a sample multi-degree day-0 network configuration

Reference a multi-degree topology with OSC-only reachability

Bring Up Your NCS 1000 Devices

NCS 1000 platform architecture overview
Install Cisco NCS 1010, NCS 1014, and NCS 1004 hardware
NCS 1010 setup and initial configuration
Cisco IOS XR SMU installation procedures

Manage Your Sites with Cisco Optical Site Manager

Cisco Optical Site Manager
Cisco Optical Site Manager installation workflow
Onboarding models for Cisco Optical Site Manager
Outcome

Operate Your Network with Cisco Optical Network Controller

Cisco Optical Network Controller
Install Cisco Optical Network Controller
Operating Cisco Optical Network Controller
Outcome

Import Your Live Network and Plan Future Expansion with Cisco Optical Network Planner

Import a live network into Cisco Optical Network Planner
Collect troubleshooting data for live network import

Upgrade Your Optical Network with SWIMU in Cisco Optical Network Controller

Upgrade a standalone Cisco Optical Network Controller deployment
Prepare to upgrade the optical network
Upgrade a network with only NCS 1010 and NCS 1014 devices
Recover from an incomplete optical network upgrade

Upgrade a standalone Cisco Optical Network Controller deployment

Updated: October 27, 2026

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Prepare for Cisco Optical Network Controller rollback scenarios

Install a Cisco Optical Network Controller service pack

Use this procedure to upgrade a standalone Cisco Optical Network Controller deployment to a new version. It helps you complete the related Cisco Optical Network Controller workflow and verify the expected result.

Upgrade the standalone deployment so that Cisco Optical Network Controller runs the required software version.

Before you begin

Confirm that the target release is supported for the deployment.
Download the required upgrade image from Cisco Software Download.

Follow this step to upgrade the standalone deployment.

Procedure

Upgrade the standalone deployment to the new Cisco Optical Network Controller version.

For details about upgrades, see Upgrade a Standalone Deployment of Cisco Optical Network Controller to a new version.

The standalone Cisco Optical Network Controller deployment is upgraded to the target version.

Prepare for Cisco Optical Network Controller rollback scenarios

Rollback preparation helps you restore Cisco Optical Network Controller to a previous version when a valid database backup is available.

Before you begin

Follow this step to prepare for rollback scenarios.

Procedure

Prepare for rollback scenarios.

Back up the database before upgrades.
Install the older release using the matching OVA file when rollback is required.
Restore the database backup after the installation completes.

Note

Direct downgrades to older releases are not supported by Cisco Optical Network Controller. You can revert to a previous version only if a backup of the target Cisco Optical Network Controller database was created before the upgrade. For more details, see Backup and Restore Database.

For detailed instructions, see Backup and Restore Database.

The rollback prerequisites are identified before the Cisco Optical Network Controller upgrade.

Install a Cisco Optical Network Controller service pack

Install a service pack to update an existing Cisco Optical Network Controller deployment with bug fixes and enhancements.

Before you begin

Verify that the service pack is compatible with the installed Cisco Optical Network Controller version.
Download the required service pack image from Cisco Software Download.

Follow this step to install a service pack.

Procedure

Install a service pack to update your Cisco Optical Network Controller with bug fixes and enhancements.

To install a service pack, see Install a Cisco Optical Network Controller service pack.

The Cisco Optical Network Controller service pack is installed.

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