Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 2

Open an SSH console to the appliance and enter the shutdown -h now command to perform a graceful shutdown.

Step 3

After the appliance is powered off, move it to the new data center.

Step 4

Power on the appliance.

Step 5

Ensure that connectivity is established between Catalyst Center and the devices it manages.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 2

Open an SSH console to the appliance and enter the shutdown -h now command to perform a graceful shutdown.

Step 3

After you power off the appliance, move it to the new data center.

Step 4

Power on the appliance. Use the Configuration wizard to specify the:

• IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise, Management, and Internet interfaces for the appliance.
• Virtual IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise and Management interfaces.

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reconfigure the Appliance Using the Configuration Wizard" topic.

If you want to change...	Then...
the intracluster IP address for the appliance,	you must first reimage the appliance, installing the Catalyst Center release that was present when the latest backup file was created. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the Appliance" topic.
the virtual IP address for the Enterprise interface,	update the telemetry settings for your network devices. In the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide, complete the steps described in the "Update telemetry settings to use a new cluster virtual IP address" topic.  Note Because you are using the same appliance and the data remains intact, you don't need to restore the latest backup file.

Step 5

After you complete the Configuration wizard, log in to the Catalyst Center GUI.

Step 6

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE. The connection was lost when you updated the IP and virtual IP addresses for the Enterprise interface. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure authentication and policy servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 1

Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

We recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 2

Power off the appliance, then move it to the new data center.

Step 3

Power on the appliance, then use the Configuration wizard to specify the:

• IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise, Management, and Internet interfaces for the appliance.
• Virtual IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise and Management interfaces.

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reconfigure the appliance using the Configuration wizard" topic.

If you want to change...	Then...
the intracluster IP address for the appliance,	you must first reimage the appliance, installing the Catalyst Center release that was present when the latest backup file was created. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the appliance" topic.
the virtual IP address for the Enterprise interface,	update the telemetry settings for your network devices. In the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide, complete the steps described in the "Update telemetry settings to use a new cluster virtual IP address" topic.  Note Because you are using the same appliance (with its data intact), you don't need to restore its latest backup file. Because the FQDN is unchanged, PnP and other use cases that use FQDN should work without any issues.

Step 4

You'll use the same hostname and domain name for the appliance, but you must update your DNS server with the IP address that's used for lookup entries.

Step 5

After you complete the Configuration wizard, log in to the Catalyst Center GUI.

Step 6

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE. The connection was lost when you updated the IP and virtual IP addresses for the Enterprise interface. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure authentication and policy servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 1

Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 2

Back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 3

Decommission the appliance that you are replacing.

Step 4

Set up the new appliance at your data center. Install the same Catalyst Center release that was installed on the previous appliance. Set the same IP address for the Enterprise interface as was configured previously. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure the primary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

Step 5

Restore the backup file that was created on the previous appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore data from backups" topic.

Step 6

Reestablish connectivity with Cisco ISE. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure authentication and policy servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 7

If self-signed certificates were in place on your network devices, reprovision them to update their Catalyst Center certificates. In the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide, see the "Update device configuration using telemetry" topic.

 Note

If CA certificates signed by a third party are installed on your network devices, you can skip this step.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 2

Decommission the appliance that you are replacing.

Step 3

Set up the new appliance at your data center. Install the same Catalyst Center release that was installed on the previous appliance. Use the Maglev wizard to specify new:

Step 4

When the new appliance is up and running, restore the backup file that was created on the previous appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore data from backups" topic.

Step 5

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, complete the steps described in the "Update the Catalyst Center server certificate" topic.

 Important

Update the server certificate after you restore the backup file. If you update the certificate first, the new certificate will be overwritten by the certificate that's currently in place.

Step 6

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE. The connection was lost when you updated the IP and virtual IP addresses for the Enterprise interface. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure authentication and policy servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 2

Decommission the appliance that you are replacing.

Step 3

Set up the new appliance at your data center. Ensure that you:

Step 4

When the new appliance is up and running, restore the backup file that was created on the previous appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore data from backups" topic.

Step 5

Reestablish connectivity with Cisco ISE. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure authentication and policy servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 6

If self-signed certificates were in place on your network devices, reprovision them to update their Catalyst Center certificates. In the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide, see the "Update device configuration using telemetry" topic.

 Note

If CA certificates that are signed by a third party are installed on your network devices, you can skip this step.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 2

From an SSH console, enter the sudo shutdown -h now command on each appliance to power off all three appliances simultaneously.

Step 3

Move the appliances to the new data center, then power them on.

Step 4

Ensure that connectivity is established between Catalyst Center and the devices it manages.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 2

Power off the appliances. Move the appliances to the new data center.

Step 3

Power on the appliances. Use the Configuration wizard to specify the:

Step 4

Restore the backup file you created after upgrading your appliances. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore data from backups" topic.

Step 5

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE. The connection was lost when you updated the IP and virtual IP addresses for the Enterprise interface. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure authentication and policy servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and that connectivity is established.

Step 1

Use the Configuration wizard to specify these addresses:

• The IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise, Management, and Internet interfaces of the appliance.
• The virtual IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise and Management interfaces.

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reconfigure the appliance using the Configuration wizard" topic.

 Note

To change the intracluster IP address for the appliance, you must first reimage the appliance and install the Catalyst Center release that was present at the time of the latest backup. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the appliance" topic.

Step 2

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure authentication and policy servers" topic.

Step 3

Upgrade the appliance to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 4

Back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 5

Before you complete Steps 6 and 7, confirm that the appliances you are adding to the cluster have the same number of cores as the primary node.

 Note

Your cluster can include first-generation 44-core appliances (Cisco part number DN1-HW-APL) and second-generation 44-core appliances (Cisco part numbers DN2-HW-APL and DN2-HW-APL-U).

Step 6

Configure your cluster's second appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

Step 7

Configure your cluster's third appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

Step 8

Confirm that the three cluster nodes have the same Catalyst Center release installed.

Step 9

Activate HA to initiate the redistribution of services.

1. From the main menu, choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.

2. Click Activate High Availability.

Step 1

Upgrade the cluster to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 2

Back up the cluster's data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 3

Set up the appliance that will serve as the main site at the data center where your disaster recovery system's main site will reside. You can either use one node from the current HA cluster for this purpose or set up a new appliance.

 Note

If you want to continue using the same IP scheme you're using now, set up the appliance in an isolated network to avoid IP overlap with the existing cluster.

1. If you are using an appliance from the HA cluster, reimage it. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the appliance" topic.

    Note

   If you are setting up a new appliance, skip this step and start with Step 3b.

2. Install the same Catalyst Center release that was installed in Step 1.

3. Restore the backup file you created in Step 2. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore data from backups" topic.

Step 4

Power off the HA cluster's second and third nodes. The first node has already been removed.

Step 5

On the newly formed standalone node cluster, remove network isolation.

Step 6

At the data center where the recovery site will reside, set up the appliance that will serve as the recovery site (either a new appliance or one of the HA cluster's appliances).

Step 7

Set up your witness site in a different location from your main and recovery sites, and confirm that the witness site is reachable from both of these sites. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Install the witness site" topic.

Step 8

Generate one third-party certificate and install this certificate on both the main and recovery sites to ensure that site registration succeeds. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, see the "Generate a certificate request using OpenSSL" topic.

Step 9

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, confirm that the prerequisites in "Implement disaster recovery" have been met before you enable disaster recovery.

Step 10

Configure your disaster recovery system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure disaster recovery" topic.

Step 1

Upgrade the appliances to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 2

Back up the cluster's data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 3

Set up a three-node HA cluster as the recovery site for your disaster recovery system at the data center where it will reside:

1. Configure the recovery site's primary node. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure the primary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

2. Configure the recovery site's two secondary nodes. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

3. Activate HA:

   1. From the main menu, choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.
   2. Click Activate High Availability.

4. Ensure that the same Catalyst Center release is installed on the appliances at both your main site and recovery site. Make sure that both sites have appliances with the same number of cores.

   For a detailed description of all the prerequisites that must be met, see the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

Step 4

Set up your witness site in a different location from your main and recovery sites, and confirm that the witness site is reachable from both of these sites. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Install the witness site" topic.

Step 5

Generate one third-party certificate and install this certificate on both the main and recovery sites to ensure that site registration succeeds. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, see the "Generate a certificate request using OpenSSL" topic.

Step 6

Configure your disaster recovery system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure disaster recovery" topic.

Step 1

Pause your disaster recovery system (resulting in two standalone appliances). In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Place your system on pause" topic.

Step 2

Deregister the system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Deregister your system" topic.

Step 3

Upgrade the first appliance to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 4

Back up the first appliance's data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back up data now" topic.

Step 5

Configure the second appliance as the second node in the three-node HA cluster. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

Step 6

Confirm that the second appliance has the same Catalyst Center release as the first appliance. Also confirm that it has the same number of cores.

 Note

With regard to 44-core appliances, your cluster can consist of both the first-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part number DN1-HW-APL) and the second-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part numbers DN2-HW-APL and DN2-HW-APL-U).

Step 7

Add a third appliance to the three-node HA cluster. Ensure that the appliance has the same Catalyst Center release as the other two appliances. Also confirm that it has the same number of cores. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

Step 8

Activate HA to initiate the redistribution of services:

1. From the main menu, choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.

2. Click Activate High Availability.

Step 1

At the data center where your main site will reside, do the following:

1. Pause your disaster recovery system. This action creates two standalone appliances. See the "Place your system on pause" topic in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

2. Deregister your system's sites to delete all settings previously configured for them. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Deregister your system" topic.

3. Upgrade both appliances to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

4. Back up the first appliance's data. See the "Back up data now" topic in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

5. Add the second appliance, which will act as the second node in a three-node HA cluster. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

6. Add a third appliance, which will act as the third node in a three-node HA cluster. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

7. Ensure that all three appliances have the same Catalyst Center release installed and have the same number of cores.

    Note

   With regard to 44-core appliances, your cluster can consist of both the first-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part number DN1-HW-APL) and the second-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part numbers DN2-HW-APL and DN2-HW-APL-U).

Step 2

At the data center where your recovery site will reside, do the following:

1. Confirm that the appliances you will add to the recovery site cluster have the same Catalyst Center release that's already installed on the main site's appliances. Also confirm that they have the same number of cores.

2. Configure the appliance that will serve as the primary node. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure the primary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

3. Configure the recovery site's second and third appliances. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a secondary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.

Step 3

Activate HA to initiate the redistribution of services:

1. From the main menu, choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.

2. Click Activate High Availability.

Step 4

Set up your witness site in a different location from your main and recovery sites, and confirm that it's reachable from both of these sites. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Install the witness site" topic.

Step 5

Generate one third-party certificate and install this certificate on both the main and recovery sites to ensure that site registration succeeds. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, see the "Generate a certificate request using OpenSSL" topic.

Step 6

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, confirm that the prerequisites in "Implement disaster recovery" have been met before you enable disaster recovery.

Step 7

Reconfigure your disaster recovery system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure disaster recovery" topic.

Step 1

On your first-generation or second-generation appliance, do the following:

1. Back up the appliance’s automation and Assurance data.

   For instructions, see the "Back up data now" topic in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

2. Disconnect the appliance from your network.

Step 2

On your third-generation appliance, do the following:

1. Configure the IP addresses that you want to use for your appliance’s interfaces.

   You can use the same IP addresses that are configured on your first-generation appliance or specify different IP addresses.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the topic that is specific to the configuration wizard you want to use and your appliance type:

   • If you are configuring a third-generation appliance using the Maglev Configuration wizard, see the "Configure the primary node using the Maglev wizard" topic.
   • If you are configuring a 32-core or 56-core third-generation appliance using the browser-based configuration wizard, see the "Configure the primary node using the Advanced Install configuration wizard" topic in the "Configure the 32-Core and 56-Core Appliance Using the Browser-Based Wizard" chapter.
   • If you are configuring an 80-core second-generation appliance using the browser-based configuration wizard, see the "Configure the primary node using the Advanced Install configuration wizard" topic in the "Configure the 80-Core Appliance Using the Browser-Based Wizard" chapter.

    Note

   When reconfiguring your access switches to match the high-throughput settings on your Catalyst Center appliances, be aware of the following differences between first-generation and second/third-generation appliances:

   • On first-generation appliances, the configured VLAN must be set up on a switch port and match what is configured on the appliance's Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) 1227. Second-generation and third-generation appliances only support native VLANs.
   • First-generation appliances only support the trunk switchport mode, while second-generation appliances only support the access switchport mode.

2. Install the same releases of the Catalyst Center packages that are installed on your first-generation appliance.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Download and install packages and updates" topic.

3. Restore the data that you backed up in Step 1.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore data from backups" topic.

4. Integrate Cisco ISE with Catalyst Center.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Integrate Cisco ISE with Catalyst Center" topic.

Step 3

Ensure that Cisco ISE is integrated correctly with Catalyst Center and that your wireless LAN controller is operational.

Step 4

Configure the second and third appliances in your Catalyst Center cluster.

Step 1

Prepare your first-generation or second-generation appliances for migration:

1. Chart the upgrade path using the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide. If your current Catalyst Center release requires intermediate upgrades, install those upgrades before upgrading to release 2.3.7.7 or later.

    Important

   Create a backup file before starting the upgrade process and before each intermediate upgrade.

2. Upgrade the appliances to Catalyst Center 2.3.7.7 or later. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

3. Choose one of these options:

   • To set up an air-gapped deployment, complete Step 1d.
   • To set up a cloud-tethered deployment, proceed to Step 2.

4. If you are setting up an air-gapped Catalyst Center deployment, complete these actions before continuing to Step 3:

   • Obtain a copy of the Catalyst Center upgrade bundle (release 2.3.7.7 or later) and place it on the node that is running catalogserver.
   • Install the Catalyst Center binary Air Gap binary file (release 2.3.7.7 or later).
   • Using the GUI, upgrade to Catalyst Center 2.3.7.7 or later.
   • Create a backup file. See the "Backup and Restore" chapter in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

Step 2

Back up your current Catalyst Center deployment. See the "Backup and Restore" chapter in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

Step 3

Prepare your third-generation appliances for migration:

 Note

Any third-party certificates used by your current Catalyst Center deployment are automatically carried over when you restore the backup file created in Step 3 to your third-generation appliances.

1. Confirm that Catalyst Center 2.3.7.7 or later is installed on your appliance.

2. Install any packages that are present on your current deployment and are missing from the new appliance.

3. (Optional) If you are setting up an air-gapped Catalyst Center deployment, complete these tasks:

   • Run the Air Gap conversion script to enable Air Gap mode.
   • Install any missing packages that are installed on your current deployment.

   For more information, see the Cisco Catalyst Center Standard Air Gap Deployment Guide.

Step 4

Restore the backup file on your third-generation appliances:

1. Configure the same automation and Assurance (if applicable) backup settings that are configured on your current Catalyst Center deployment.

2. Verify that the backup file for your existing deployment appears as Compatible and displays a green indicator on the Backup and Restore settings page.

3. Start the restoration of the backup file. See the "Backup and Restore" chapter in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

4. Monitor the restore process and ensure it completes successfully.

    Important

   If you encounter any issues while restoring the backup file, contact Cisco TAC or the Cisco escalation team.

Step 1

Install Catalyst Center 2.3.7.9 or later on your appliance.

Step 2

Back up your appliance's Assurance and automation data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, complete the steps described in these topics:

1. "Configure backup servers"

2. "Back up data now"

Step 3

After the backup completes successfully, open an SSH console on your NFS server and enter these commands:

Step 4

Download CatC_2.3.7.9-VA_MigrationScript_v1.tar.gz (which includes the CatC-2.3.7.9-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh script) from this URL to your NFS server: https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286316341/type/286318832/release/2.3.7.9-VA.

Step 5

Extract the .tar file and then copy CatC-2.3.7.9-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh to your NFS server.

Step 6

Grant execute permission to the script by entering the chmod +x CatC-2.3.7.9-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh command.

Step 7

Start the script by entering the ./CatC-2.3.7.9-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh command.

Step 8

After the script runs successfully, enter this command: unset REMOTE_SERVER_PASSWORD

Step 9

Configure the NFS server that the virtual appliance will use:

1. Log in to the virtual appliance.

2. In the Cisco Catalyst Center 2.3.7.x on ESXi Administrator Guide, complete the steps described in the "Add the NFS server" topic.

   Enter the same NFS server IP address or hostname and path that you entered when completing Step 2.

Step 10

Restore the backup file that you created in Step 2.

Step 1

Configure the backup server that you want to use.

See the "Configure backup servers" topic in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

 Note

Make sure that the backup server is connected to Catalyst Center through a VPN.

Step 2

Back up the data from the medium first-generation or second-generation Catalyst Center hardware appliance, and confirm that the backup succeeded.

Step 3

Create a Catalyst Center VA, and ensure it is up and running before you proceed.

Step 4

Connect the Catalyst Center VA to the backup server you configured in Step 1.

Step 5

Configure the backup server on the Catalyst Center VA.

Step 6

Restore the data onto the Catalyst Center VA.

Step 7

Reestablish connectivity with Cisco ISE. For more information, see "Configure authentication and policy servers" in the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

 Note

For deployments with non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 8

If your network devices have self-signed certificates, reprovision them to update their Catalyst Center certificates. For more information, see "Update device configuration using telemetry" in the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide.

 Note

Skip this step if you have third-party CA certificates installed on your network devices.