How to Set On-Prem NSM to Safemode

Safemode is needed at times with On-Prem NSM,  mainly when doing firmware updates. This article provides steps on how to do this.

• Log into your Virtual environment and open the Orange CLI
  
• Select the "Reboot | Shutdown" option, hit enter then scroll down to "Boot NSM into safemode" and click "Enable". Click on "Yes" to confirm the safemode boot.
• A prompt stating NSM is in the process of rebooting into Safemode will appear.
  
• Browse to the NSM IP address and the safemode page will appear.
  NOTE: It will require http and not https to see this page
• On the Safemode page, we can see the current firmware version and also upload and boot to new NSM firmware images.
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• On the Application Backups tab, we can create and upload backups as well.
• On the Diagnostics page  basic system information can be seen
• To download the Safe Mode logs, click "Download System Logs", On the top right side of the page,
• The Administration page is used for selecting the language NSM will use for administration.
• In the drop down select options for English or Japanese.
  
• When done using Safemode, click the Exit Safe Mode option
  
• Then click OK on the approval pop up when it appears.
  
• We can now log back into NSM in the normal running mode.