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Add outage timing information to modify, upgrade and reinstall procedures
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articles/private-5g-core/modify-packet-core.md

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- Detaching a data network from the packet core instance.
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- Changing the packet core instance's custom location.
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If you're making any of these changes, we recommend modifying your packet core instance during a maintenance window to minimize the impact on your service. If you're making a change that doesn't trigger a reinstall, you can skip the next step and move to [Select the packet core instance to modify](#select-the-packet-core-instance-to-modify).
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If you're making any of these changes, we recommend modifying your packet core instance during a maintenance window to minimize the impact on your service. The packet core reinstall will take approximately 45 minutes, but this time may vary between systems. You should allow up to two hours for the process to complete.
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If you're making a change that doesn't trigger a reinstall, you can skip the next step and move to [Select the packet core instance to modify](#select-the-packet-core-instance-to-modify).
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## Back up deployment information
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articles/private-5g-core/reinstall-packet-core.md

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## Prerequisites
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- Ensure you can sign in to the Azure portal using an account with access to the active subscription you used to create your private mobile network. This account must have the built-in Contributor or Owner role at the subscription scope.
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- If your packet core instance is still handling requests from your UEs, we recommend performing the reinstall during a maintenance window to minimize the impact on your service.
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- If your packet core instance is still handling requests from your UEs, we recommend performing the reinstall during a maintenance window to minimize the impact on your service. The packet core reinstall will take approximately 45 minutes, but this time may vary between systems. You should allow up to two hours for the process to complete.
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## View the packet core instance's installation status
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## Back up deployment information
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The following list contains data that will get lost over a packet core reinstall. Back up any information you'd like to preserve; after the reinstall, you can use this information to reconfigure your packet core instance.
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The following list contains the data that will be lost over a packet core reinstall. Back up any information you'd like to preserve; after the reinstall, you can use this information to reconfigure your packet core instance.
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1. If you want to keep using the same credentials when signing in to [distributed tracing](distributed-tracing.md), save a copy of the current password to a secure location.
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1. If you want to keep using the same credentials when signing in to the [packet core dashboards](packet-core-dashboards.md), save a copy of the current password to a secure location.

articles/private-5g-core/upgrade-packet-core-arm-template.md

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We recommend upgrading your packet core instance during a maintenance window to minimize the impact of the upgrade on your service.
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When planning for your upgrade, make sure you're allowing sufficient time for an upgrade and a possible rollback in the event of any issues. In addition, consider the following points for pre- and post-upgrade steps you may need to plan for when scheduling your maintenance window:
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When planning for your upgrade, make sure you're allowing sufficient time for an upgrade and a possible rollback in the event of any issues. An upgrade and rollback of packet core can each take up to two hours to complete.
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In addition, consider the following points for pre- and post-upgrade steps you may need to plan for when scheduling your maintenance window:
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- Refer to the packet core release notes for the version of packet core you're upgrading to and whether it's supported by the version your Azure Stack Edge (ASE) is currently running.
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- If your ASE version is incompatible with the packet core version you're upgrading to, you'll need to upgrade ASE first. Refer to [Update your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU](/azure/databox-online/azure-stack-edge-gpu-install-update) for the latest available version of ASE.
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### Back up deployment information
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The following list contains data that will get lost over a packet core upgrade. Back up any information you'd like to preserve; after the upgrade, you can use this information to reconfigure your packet core instance.
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The following list contains the data that will be lost over a packet core upgrade. Back up any information you'd like to preserve; after the upgrade, you can use this information to reconfigure your packet core instance.
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1. If you want to keep using the same credentials when signing in to [distributed tracing](distributed-tracing.md), save a copy of the current password to a secure location.
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1. If you want to keep using the same credentials when signing in to the [packet core dashboards](packet-core-dashboards.md), save a copy of the current password to a secure location.

articles/private-5g-core/upgrade-packet-core-azure-portal.md

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The service will be unavailable during the upgrade period. We recommend upgrading your packet core instance during a maintenance window to minimize the impact of the upgrade on your service.
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When planning for your upgrade, make sure you're allowing sufficient time for an upgrade and a possible rollback in the event of any issues. In addition, consider the following points for pre- and post-upgrade steps you may need to plan for when scheduling your maintenance window:
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When planning for your upgrade, make sure you're allowing sufficient time for an upgrade and a possible rollback in the event of any issues. An upgrade and rollback of packet core can each take up to two hours to complete.
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In addition, consider the following points for pre- and post-upgrade steps you may need to plan for when scheduling your maintenance window:
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- Refer to the packet core release notes for the version of packet core you're upgrading to and whether it's supported by the version your Azure Stack Edge (ASE) is currently running.
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- If your ASE version is incompatible with the packet core version you're upgrading to, you'll need to upgrade ASE first. Refer to [Update your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU](/azure/databox-online/azure-stack-edge-gpu-install-update) for the latest available version of ASE.
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The following list contains data that will get lost over a packet core upgrade. Back up any information you'd like to preserve; after the upgrade, you can use this information to reconfigure your packet core instance.
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The following list contains the data that will be lost over a packet core upgrade. Back up any information you'd like to preserve; after the upgrade, you can use this information to reconfigure your packet core instance.
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1. If you want to keep using the same credentials when signing in to [distributed tracing](distributed-tracing.md), save a copy of the current password to a secure location.
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1. If you want to keep using the same credentials when signing in to the [packet core dashboards](packet-core-dashboards.md), save a copy of the current password to a secure location.

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