ACS Replication Windows and Appliance

[CoetzerJ]

We have a situation where two existing 3.2.1 ACS servers are replicated. The boxes is to be replaced by ACS appliances running 3.3.2. The problem is however that we cannot replicate between different versions.

We are planning on upgrading the master server to 3.3.2, then removing the replicated host, installing the ACS applicance in its place and starting the replication again.

Anyone done this? Will it work, WIN -> ACSAppliance?

Also, is there a way the backup file on the WIN ACS can be restored to a ACSAppliance? Might be a cleaner solution to restore the backups of both boxes into the ACS appliance, that way we do not potentialy damage the live environment?

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

[didyap]

You can have database replication running between different versions, but the versions can only vary in minor versions, not major versions. For instance, you can replicate between a 3.2.2 and a 3.2.3 version, but you could not replicate between 3.2.x and 3.3.x.