Automatic deactivation and activation of configuration functions of network device incompatible with execution of online software upgrade process

Embodiments of the invention relate to automatic deactivation and activation of configuration functions of a network device incompatible with execution of an online software upgrade process. A network device may be configured to identify a first configuration data structure included in the network device, and may be configured to acquire a data packet associated with an ISSU process, the row data packet including a second configuration data structure. The network device may be configured to identify, based on the first configuration data structure and the second configuration data structure, one or more configuration functions of the network device that will be inactive during execution of the ISSU process. The network device may be configured to cause one or more configuration functions of the network device to be deactivated and thereafter cause the ISSU process to be performed. The network device may be configured to cause one or more configuration functions of the network device to be activated after caus