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Chapter 5 Upgrading and Migrating to Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 4.1
Upgrade Paths
Note
If you are upgrading on an ACS 1111 or 1112 device and need to restore the ACS 1111 or 1112
system software, obtain the required recovery CD from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center
(TAC). For information on contacting the Cisco TAC, see
Obtaining Technical Assistance,
page xviii
.
You can upgrade your exiting ACS appliance with the latest ACS software and appliance management
software.
Table 5-1
describes various upgrade use cases that you can use to decide the appropriate upgrade path
to follow.
Note
Before you begin any upgrade procedure, we recommend that you back up your existing data and
configuration.
Note
If you use ACS Remote Agents, after any type of upgrade to ACS SE 4.1, you must uninstall your old
version of ACS Remote Agents, and install Remote Agents for ACS SE 4.1.
Table 5-1
Upgrade Use Cases
From Version
Upgrade Path
Results
3.2.x or 3.3.x to
4.1
Full Upgrade
To perform a full upgrade with data restore:
1.
Use the ACS SE 3.3.3 Upgrade CD.
For instructions on upgrading to ACS 3.3.3, see
Release
Notes for Cisco Secure Access Control Server Solution
Engine 3.3
at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure
_access_control_server_for_solution_engine/3.3/release/no
tes/RNsol331.html.
2.
Use the ACS SE 4.1 Upgrade CD.
•
Base image upgraded including SNMP
support, and installation of Cisco
Security Agent (Cisco Security Agent).
•
Appliance management software
upgraded.
•
ACS software upgraded.
•
Data restored.
3.3.3 to 4.1
Full Upgrade
To perform a full upgrade with data restore, use the ACS SE 4.1
Upgrade CD:
For a complete list of steps, see
Performing a Full Upgrade from
ACS SE 3.3.3 to ACS SE 4.1, page 5-8
.
•
Base image upgraded including
additional Microsoft hotfixes.
•
Appliance management software
upgraded.
•
ACS software upgraded.
•
Data restored.
4.0.1 to 4.1
Full Upgrade
To perform a full upgrade with data restore, use the ACS SE 4.1
Upgrade CD.
For a complete list of steps, see
Performing a Full Upgrade From
ACS SE 4.0.1 to ACS SE 4.1, page 5-4
.
•
ACS SE 4.0.1 is upgraded to ACS SE
4.1.
•
Data restored.