OT: ACS 3.3 Import on ACS 4.1

Ah....now comes the fun! 4.x to 5.2 must be done from server to server while
both are online as the import and migration is an in-place one! I HIGHLY
suggest you build the ACS 5.2 box and test the import a few times. It took me
a few times, plus a few calls to TAC since we use to use a default 0.0.0.0
(not advised, previously inherited). I eventually learned what answers to the
prompts, re-imaged ACS, and did it a final time before moving to production.

Good luck! ACS 5.x is awesome, but almost like learning a new language. Smile
while you do it!

Regards,
Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
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On Jan 9, 2012, at 6:18 AM, Zubair Syed <s_zubair82_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks guys, for you support, I manage to upgrade to ACS 4.2 from 3.3, next
target is to migrate 4.2 data to ACS 5.1.
>
> 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, 13:57
> Subject: OT: ACS 3.3 Import on ACS 4.1
>
> As Daniel mentioned, you have two options:
>
> Export from 3.3 and install on a second server with 3.3 and upgrade to
4.1.1.24, etc. to do a non-production upgrade.
>
> Install 4.1.1.24 on top of 3.3 to do an in place upgrade.
>
> Outside of this, I'm done. We've exhausted this email distro for an
off-topic subject.
>
> Take Daniel's advice and google or call a consultant. Good luck.
>
> Regards,
> Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
> Sent from my iPhone
> http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com
>
>
> On Dec 29, 2011, at 2:14 AM, Zubair Syed <s_zubair82_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > Sent from my
> > iPhone
> > http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com
> >
> >
> > 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
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