29. CISCO CML Expired but still usable and upgradable
if you restore a snapshot, license renewal is no more working.
so please don't touch snapshot if your license is already expired
never update OS if your license was expired.
Registration
2021-12-06 Succeded
2022-06-04 Attempt
2022-12-06 Expire
Authorization
2021-12-06 Succeded
2022-01-05 Attempt
2022-03-06 Expire
Upgrade from 2.1.2 to 2.2.3 with 'cml2_controller-2.2.3-63.el8.63.x86_64.rpm'
1. upload the .rpm file 'https://x.x.x.x/upgrade_system/'
2. press button 'upgrade controller' https://x.x.x.x:9090/virl2/maintenance'
Stop all labs before you upgrade controller
3. Refresh the page then, Press 'Finish upgrade'
Then it will be automatically rebooted.
4. Replace refplat.iso with newer
------*there could be a problem after update. OS update is not recommended
4. Disable virl2.target from services
5. Check for update from Software Updates
6. Install All Updates
after updates, cockpit.service, cockpit.socket is failed to run
you can check with systemctl