05-31-2022 02:59 AM
Hi,
I have to replace a Cisco Firepower Management Center 2000 with a FMC 1600. Cisco does not support this migration path. The FMC is standalone, managing 2 FTDs in HA. Current software version is 6.4.0.14. What would be the best way of the replacement?
Thanks!
Standalone Firepower Management Center Model Migration Workflow
1 | Create a backup file in the source Firepower Management Center. | Back up the Firepower Management Center
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2 | Set up the target FMC. | |||
3 | Copy the generated backup file to the target FMC. | |||
4 | Disconnect the target FMC from the network. | Physically disconnect (unplug) the target FMC device from the network. | ||
5 | Execute the migration script in the target FMC. | |||
6 | Unregister your source Firepower Management Center from the Cisco Smart Software Manager. | Deregister a Firepower Management Center from the Cisco Smart Software Manager | ||
7 | Disconnect the source FMC from the network. | Physically disconnect (unplug) the source FMC device from the network. | ||
8 | Connect the target FMC to the network. Note that it may take a few minutes for the managed devices to establish a heartbeat with the target FMC. | See the Getting Started Guide for your Firepower Management Center model. | ||
9 | Enable smart licensing in the target FMC. | |||
10 | Verify that a heartbeat is established for all devices managed by target FMC. | After a successful migration, the target Firepower Management Center has the IP address that the source model had before migration. Log in to the target FMC and verify that all configurations are restored and that basic FMC operations such as policy editing, deployment, and scheduled jobs work as expected. |