Chapter 5
Upgrading and Migrating to Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 4.1
Note
You can upgrade your exiting ACS appliance with the latest ACS software and appliance management
software.
Table 5-1
to follow.
Before you begin any upgrade procedure, we recommend that you back up your existing data and
Note
configuration.
If you use ACS Remote Agents, after any type of upgrade to ACS SE 4.1, you must uninstall your old
Note
version of ACS Remote Agents, and install Remote Agents for ACS SE 4.1.
Table 5-1
Upgrade Use Cases
From Version
Upgrade Path
Full Upgrade
3.2.x or 3.3.x to
4.1
To perform a full upgrade with data restore:
Use the ACS SE 3.3.3 Upgrade CD.
1.
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.
Use the ACS SE 4.1 Upgrade CD.
2.
Full Upgrade
3.3.3 to 4.1
To perform a full upgrade with data restore, use the ACS SE 4.1
Upgrade CD:
For a complete list of steps, see
ACS SE 3.3.3 to ACS SE 4.1, page
Full Upgrade
4.0.1 to 4.1
To perform a full upgrade with data restore, use the ACS SE 4.1
Upgrade CD.
For a complete list of steps, see
ACS SE 4.0.1 to ACS SE 4.1, page
OL-9969-03
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
page
xviii.
describes various upgrade use cases that you can use to decide the appropriate upgrade path
Performing a Full Upgrade from
5-8.
Performing a Full Upgrade From
5-4.
Obtaining Technical Assistance,
Results
•
Base image upgraded including SNMP
support, and installation of Cisco
Security Agent (Cisco Security Agent).
Appliance management software
•
upgraded.
ACS software upgraded.
•
Data restored.
•
Base image upgraded including
•
additional Microsoft hotfixes.
Appliance management software
•
upgraded.
ACS software upgraded.
•
Data restored.
•
•
ACS SE 4.0.1 is upgraded to ACS SE
4.1.
Data restored.
•
Installation Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 4.1
Upgrade Paths
5-3
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