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NVIDIA Networking Documentation

  • NVIDIA NetQ 4.4 User Guide
    • What's New
      • NetQ 4.3 Open Source Packages
      • NetQ CLI Changes
      • NVIDIA Cumulus NetQ 4.4 Release Notes
    • NetQ Overview
      • NetQ Basics
        • NetQ Components
        • Data Center Network Deployments
        • NetQ Operation
      • NetQ User Interface Overview
        • Access the NetQ UI
        • Application Layout
        • Focus Your Monitoring Using Workbenches
        • Access Data with Cards
        • Set User Preferences
      • NetQ Command Line Overview
    • Installation Management
      • Install NetQ
        • Before You Install
        • Install the NetQ System
        • Install NetQ Agents
        • Install NetQ CLI
      • Upgrade NetQ
        • Upgrade NetQ Appliances and Virtual Machines
        • Upgrade NetQ Agents
        • Upgrade NetQ CLI
      • Post-installation Configurations
        • Add More Nodes to Your Server Cluster
        • Install a Custom Signed Certificate
        • Update Cloud Activation Key
        • Integrate NetQ with Grafana
      • Back Up and Restore NetQ
      • Uninstall NetQ
    • Configuration Management
      • User Management
        • Accounts and Roles
        • Add and Manage Accounts
        • LDAP Authentication
        • SSO Authentication
      • Lifecycle Management
        • NetQ and Network OS Images
        • Switch Credentials
        • Switch Inventory and Roles
        • Upgrade NetQ Agent Using LCM
        • Upgrade Cumulus Linux Using LCM
        • Network Snapshots
        • Decommission Switches
        • Manage NetQ Agents
      • Inventory Management
        • Networkwide Inventory
        • Switch Inventory
        • Device Groups
        • DPU Inventory
        • Host Inventory
        • Monitor Container Environments Using Kubernetes API Server
      • Events and Notifications
        • Configure System Event Notifications
        • Configure Threshold-Based Event Notifications
        • Monitor Events
        • Configure and Monitor What Just Happened
        • gNMI Streaming
        • System Event Messages Reference
        • TCA Event Messages Reference
        • WJH Event Messages Reference
      • Premises Management
    • Monitor Operations
      • Monitor Devices
        • Monitor Switch Performance
        • Monitor Linux Hosts
        • Monitor DPUs
      • Physical Layer Operations
      • Data Link Layer Protocols and Services
        • Interfaces
        • LLDP
        • Spanning Tree Protocol
        • VLAN
        • MAC Addresses
        • MLAG
      • Network Layer Protocols and Services
        • Internet Protocol
        • BGP
        • OSPF
        • RoCE
      • Virtual Network Overlays
        • EVPN
        • VXLAN
      • Application Layer Protocols
      • Topology View
    • Validation Checks
      • Validation Tests Reference
      • Flow Analysis
      • Validate Overall Network Health
      • Validate Network Protocol and Service Operations
      • Physical Layer Configurations
    • Verify Network Connectivity
    • Troubleshoot Issues
      • Investigate NetQ Issues
      • Resolve MLAG Issues
    • More Documents
      • NetQ UI Card Reference
      • Integrate NetQ API with Your Applications
      • PDF
      • Glossary

Install NetQ

The following sections provides installation instruction for the NetQ system and software. To install NetQ:

  1. Visit Before You Install to understand the various NetQ deployments.

  2. After deciding your deployment model, prepare your devices and install NetQ.

  3. Next, install and configure the NetQ Agents on switches and hosts.

  4. Finally, install and configure the NetQ CLI on switches and hosts.

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