Migrate from Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro to Cisco SD-WAN Cloud
Overview
If you are using Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro with a dedicated fabric and fewer than 800 devices, we recommend that you migrate to Cisco SD-WAN Cloud to simplify your operations, reduce your daily networking management tasks, and bring your fabric into compliance with the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN controller policy.
If you choose not to migrate, you need to purchase control component SKUs or management add-on for a dedicated Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro fabric.
Migration process
If you are entitled to migrate from Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro to Cisco SD-WAN Cloud, we’ll contact you. We’ll let you know that you are entitled to the migration, and we’ll request the information that we need from you for the migration process.
Alternatively, you can open a case with the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and request that the Cisco Cloud Operations team perform a migration.
After you provide the information that is required for a migration, we’ll contact you within 48 hours to schedule a maintenance window during which to perform the migration. This migration can take up to approximately 6 hours, depending on the number of devices in your fabric.
The Cisco Cloud Operations team performs the migration remotely. If any issues prevent a successful migration, we’ll resolve the issues and contact you as needed.
A migration has a minimal effect on the data plane because the control connection is automatically reestablished after the migration completes.
What to expect from the migration
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Enterprise certificates are not supported in Cisco SD-WAN Cloud.
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Custom subnets are not supported in Cisco SD-WAN Cloud. Custom subnets that were configured for your Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro dedicated fabric are removed during the migration.
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A new URL is generated for accessing Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. You can access this URL from the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal. Your old URL for accessing Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager is not retained.
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Proxy settings from your Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro dedicated fabric are disabled.
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Statistics data from your Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro dedicated fabric are not retained.
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Analytics data from your Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro dedicated fabric is not retained.
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Identity provider information from your Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro dedicated fabric is not retained.
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Configuring your own identity provider information is not supported in Cisco SD-WAN Cloud.
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No inbound rules setting is required in Cisco SD-WAN Cloud.
Migration prerequisites
Before we perform your migration from Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro to Cisco SD-WAN Cloud:
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Ensure that you have valid Cisco SD-WAN Cloud licenses in the Cisco Smart Account and Virtual Account for your current dedicated fabric.
For information about obtaining these licenses, contact your Cisco representative.
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Upgrade your Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro fabric to match the current Cisco SD-WAN Cloud version. We’ll let you know what this version is.
For upgrade instructions, see Upgrade SD-WAN Controllers with the Use of vManage GUI or CLI.
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When requested, provide us with the netadmin credentials for your existing Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro fabric.
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Optionally, delete all Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms that you are using as cloud gateways for TACACS. Cisco SD-WAN Cloud currently does not support cloud gateways for TACACS. If you do not delete these platforms, they exist after the migration but are not functional.
After migration
After the migration completes, your old Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro fabric is no longer operational. You can access your new Cisco SD-WAN Cloud fabric using the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal. For more information, see Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal Configuration Guide.