Upgrade of ACS 5.4 to 5.5

[pmccubbin]

Need a sanity check on our proposed upgrade of our ACS. There is a preupgrade entitled  "Pointed-PreUpgrade-CSCum04132-5-4-0-46-0a.tar.gpg "

which I'm not sure I need if I am running version 5.4.0.46.2.

Here is the output from our CLI. Do I need the patch or can I install 5.5?

Thanks,

Paul

Current:

Version information of installed applications
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Cisco ACS VERSION INFORMATION
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Version : 5.4.0.46.2
Internal Build ID : B.221
Patches :
5-4-0-46-2

acs1/engine# show application version acs

Cisco ACS VERSION INFORMATION
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Version : 5.4.0.46.2
Internal Build ID : B.221
Patches :
5-4-0-46-2

[Muhammad Munir]

Hello Paul,

Yes you can install ACS 5.5. when you upgrade from ACS 5.4 to ACS 5.5, it is mandatory to install the pointed patch before you start upgrading from ACS 5.4 version. The name of the patch file is Pointed-PreUpgrade-CSCum04132-5-4-0-46-0a.tar.gpg. You can install this pointed patch directly on FCS candidate build or on top of any cumulative patch version.

For complete upgrade process, please go through the following link:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5-5/installation/guide/csacs_book/csacs_upg.html#pgfId-1199565

[Jatin Katyal]

1. You must install the latest patch of ACS 5.4 that is patch 6.

2. Since there is a known issue with ACS 5.5 upgrade so you need to apply the pointed patch. Please download the below listed patch from here - http://tools.cisco.com/squish/66c52

 -Pre-Upgarde ACS5.4 patch to address upgrade issue for defect "CSCum04132" 

  -Pointed-PreUpgrade-CSCum04132-5-4-0-46-0a.tar.gpg

   -Here is command to apply pointed patch - http://tools.cisco.com/squish/85363

3. Run database compress - http://tools.cisco.com/squish/A93F0

4. Perform application backup to be on the safer side - http://tools.cisco.com/squish/d9b2b

5. Once you are done with the above process, please apply the

‘ACS 5.5 Application Upgrade Package’ – ‘ACS_5.5.0.46.tar.gz’

download it from here - http://tools.cisco.com/squish/66c52

6. Doc. on  Upgrading an ACS server from 5.4 to 5.5 -  http://tools.cisco.com/squish/f6415

7. Apply ACS 5.5 patch 2

NOTE:

1. Please ensure that opt disk space should be below 30 percent (show tech | in opt)

2. TFTP is not supported. It’s recommeded to use FTP.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Jatin Katyal

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[Naveen Kumar]

Upgrading an ACS Deployment from 5.4 to 5.5

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5-5/installation/guide/csacs_book/csacs_upg.html#pgfId-1199565