Re: ACS 3.3 Import on ACS 4.1

Yea. You can export 3.3 and import on 4.1.1.24.

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Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
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On Dec 28, 2011, at 9:24 AM, Zubair Syed <s_zubair82_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
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> From: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
> To: Daniel Kratz <dkratz_at_gmail.com>
> Cc: Zubair Syed <s_zubair82_at_yahoo.com>;
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> 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
>>>
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