Re: ACS 3.3 Import on ACS 4.1

Can you please tell me how can you import 3.3 on 4.1.1.24?

When I tried it,
got the following error message.

Number
Error
1 This backup file is not for
this version of CiscoSecure v4.1
 

Thanks,
Zubair Syed
Specialist Network
Engineer
LinkedIn:http://uk.linkedin.com/in/zubairsyed
________________________________
 From: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
To: Zubair Syed <s_zubair82_at_yahoo.com>
Cc: Daniel Kratz <dkratz_at_gmail.com>;
"ccielab_at_groupstudy.com" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, 29 December
2011, 2:49
Subject: Re: ACS 3.3 Import on ACS 4.1
 
Yea. You can export 3.3
and import on 4.1.1.24.

Regards,
Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
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iPhone
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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
>
________________________________
> 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
> Sent
>
from my iPhone
> http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com
>
>
> 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 Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:14:46 ART