Restore PI 3.0.3 Backup to 3.1 ?

[MUQ_1899_]

Is it possible to restore a backup file taken from PI 3.0.3 to a server running 3.1 software?

[johnd2310]

Hi,

Yes, this should be possible. Have a look at the following doc:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/prime/infrastructure/3-1/quickstart/guide/cpi_qsg.html#pgfId-133088

Thanks

John

[jossabor · Accepted solution]

What you should do is to move the backup file into the 3.1 server using ftp, please remember to use Binary mode as FTP defaults to ASCII, once moved verify the md5 to make sure that it matches the originalone:

md5sum <backupFile>

If you do this the file will go to /localdisk/ftp

Please verify the file is there, then go to admin mode and create a repository directing to that location:

#config t

#repository Restore

! url disk:/ftp

! end

Once that is done you are ready to proceed with the restore:

#restore <backuFile> repository Restore application NCS

Once do this just let it run, please log all the process and if something goes wrong paste the output here.

[Richard Murphy]

Just be aware it can take a very long time.

My backup is normally about 45Gb, once you restore it has to convert it to the new schema. Mine took several hours to complete.