Package mediation

• NFM-P-to-node deployment policy: When you save a configuration using the NFM-P, the configurations are stored and sent to the node according to the deployment policy. The deployment policy specifies how often the NFM-P sends configurations to the node. The deployment policy parameters include:
  • frequency of the deployment
  • number of retries by the NFM-P to make the deployment

• Backup Policy: When NFM-P backs up/ restores node configurations, the files transferred from/to the node are:
  • bof file (bof.cfg),
  • primary-config specified in the bof
  • index file (primary-config) with a .ndx extension.
  These files are saved in NFM-P database on a backup operation and can be dumped to a selected location on the file system using export operation. The backup policy parameters include:
  • whether backups are enabled.
  • whether to perform a reboot after the database is restored to the router.
  • whether to schedule backups based on a time interval, or based on the number of configurations on the router.

• Software Upgrade Policy: When NFM-P performs a node software upgrade, the NFM-P transfers the node software image saved in NFM-P database to the node. The software upgrade policy parameters include:
  • whether to activate the image, after it has been transferred to the router.
  • whether to perform a reboot after the image has been transferred and activated on the router.
  • whether this is an In-service software upgrade activate the image.ra
  • upgrade file locations on the node.