Re: ACS 3.3 Import on ACS 4.1

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the response, it looks like that there is no way I can
import the 3.3 database to 4.1, is it correct? if YES then it means I have to
install 3.3 on a separate virtual server and then upgrade it to 4.1 and during
4.1 installation it will ask me to keep the existing database?

 
Thanks,
Zubair Syed
Specialist Network Engineer
LinkedIn:http://uk.linkedin.com/in/zubairsyed
________________________________
 From: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
To: Daniel Kratz <dkratz_at_gmail.com>
Cc: Zubair Syed <s_zubair82_at_yahoo.com>;
"ccielab_at_groupstudy.com" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 28
December 2011, 14:28
Subject: Re: ACS 3.3 Import on ACS 4.1
 
I just completed
a project where we upgraded 2 dozen of our ACS boxes Globally to 4.2, and then
consolidated them down and upgraded again to ACS 5.2. The steps are below for
your process.

1- Export your database
2- Install 3.3 on a clean server or
VM.(Or perform an inplace upgrade on your existing 3.3 box- not recommended).
3- Import your database
4- Install The mandatory upgrade paths, starting with
4.1.1.24. The upgrade levels are:
3.3 to 4.1.1.24
4.2.0 to 4.2.1
5- Uninstall
3.3 on your production box, and install 4.2.1. Import your database.
6- Done!
Good luck. It's pretty simple and straight forward if you stick to the
software platform upgrade levels.

Regards,
Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
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On Dec 28, 2011, at 5:56
AM, Daniel Kratz <dkratz_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Zubair,
>
> I did this
upgrade some years ago. At that time we are running ACS
> Appliance version
3.3 and upgraded to ACS 4.2 in some box.
>
> We did the upgrade trough an
additional machine. The main steps was the
> following:
> 1) Install a
new windows server and ACS 3.3 trial version
> 2) Synchronize the
database of new server with the production ACS
> 3) Proceed the upgrade
to ACS 4.2 trial on temporary server
> 4) Do extensive consistency tests
on the upgraded database
> 5) Synchronize the upgraded ACS (trial
server) with your new server.
>
> We did this process because was
mandatory reimage the ACS Applience and
> we didnt find one official procedure
to upgrade the database.
>
> I suppose that this procedure is not
supported officially by Cisco.
>
> Regards,
> Kratz
>
>
> 2011/12/28
Zubair Syed <s_zubair82_at_yahoo.com>
>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I have ACS 4.1
running on Windows Server and I need to import ACS
>> 3.3 database, please
tell me what is the process?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Zubair Syed
>>
Specialist Network Engineer
>> LinkedIn:http://uk.linkedin.com/in/zubairsyed
>>
>>
>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>>
>>
Received on Wed Dec 28 2011 - 07:24:03 ART