Ciscoworks LMS 3.0 to Cisco Prime Infrastructure LMS 4.2

[JUAN HUICAB]

In order to complete the upgrade the LMS 3.x runs over a physical server that ends with the upgrade(server its gona be retired), the think is that the Cisco Prime comes with an UCS and its gona run over a VM. The question here is the "Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.1 - Maj Upg from LMS 2.x/3.x" media could be runs as clean install, I mean with no LMS 3.x intalled  before? an the "Prime Infrastructure LMS 4.2 - 1.5K Device Maj Upg Lic" could be registered with no license installed of LMS 3.x?

[Vinod Arya]

After LMS 3.x LMS 4.x came and since 4.x upgrade on top support was removed, hence you always have to clean install.

Though to get the previous data you can restore previous DB backup.

Now, Cisco Prime Infrastructure is a brand new generation of NMS platform from cisco, which is different from LMS. So it is also clean install.

All these new install are major upgrades and hence need new licenses, no old lic works on any indl version, may be it LMS 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 or Cisco PI 1.x's.

-Thanks

[JUAN HUICAB]

So that means that the file that makes the upgrade could perform a clean install (complete)? and as I understand the upgrade license have to work on it, right?

thks

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[Marvin Rhoads]

There are a couple of things to distinguish:

1. The product SKU you need to order to migrate from LMS 3 to LMS 4.2.

2. The license file that is installed on that new LMS server.

#1 is based on Cisco agreeing, usually through the partner or reseller you are working with, that you are entitled to order the upgrade SKU (vs. buy a complete new product). The upgrade SKUs are all listed in the ordering guide here.

L-PI12-1.5K-UP (note - NOT the 1.1 product description you noted in the original post) would be the SKU for a major upgrade from LMS 2.x/3.x to the current Prime Infrastructure 1.2 release at the 1500 device license level. That upgrade includes licenses for both PI 1.2 and Prime LMS 4.2. You may choose which to install - most LMS customers stick with LMS for now as PI 1.2 does not yet have full feature parity. Your managed devices should not exceed 1500 combined (in this case) but that combined number is not enforced technically by the product's license daemon.

Once you have purchased the product and have the media you can install it on any host that meets the installation prerequisites as far as OS, memory, disk etc. A clean installation of LMS does not check for or require a previous installation as far as technical checks.

#2 - Once you have installed the new LMS server (and optionally a step near the end of installation, you need to add in the license file (*.lic file). That is obtained through the Cisco licensing portal (or via the TAC if you prefer) using the Product Activation Key (PAK) received with your product.