Introduction — key points In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) is a powerful technique that allows upgrading the software on clustered or redundant network devices with minimal traffic disruption. But ISSU is risky: subtle control-plane events, process crashes, or platform incompatibilities can cause outages that are hard […]
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