Upgrade from CSPC 2.3 to 2.5, new VM instance

[blandino]

My customer wishes to upgrade from their current version of 2.3 to the latest version of the CSPC VM release and will be doing a new instance.  They had the following question:

I will just install a new instance, and then will migrate the different collections and SNMP strings. Do you know what is the best way to transfer the collection and SNMP information to the new collector?

Gary

[Lynden Price]

Hi blandino,

The best way to migrate your collector

Log into your 2.4 collector:
1. Reports > Managed Devices, select the blue export arrow. Export the managed device list in CSV format.
2. Settings > Device Credentials, select the export button. Choose pari xml format.
3. If you’ve set up local users or remote authentication, then make a note of those settings from Administration > Manage Users and Administration > Manage Remote Authentication Servers

Follow the instructions for deploying the 2.5 OVA.

Log into your 2.5 collector:
1. Settings > Device Credentials, select “Import”. From the drop down, choose pari xml format. Browse to the exported credentials and select them. Give the job a name and click “OK”.

2. Open the csv of your managed devices in Excel. Copy the column of IP addresses. In the collector, go to Management > Discover and Manage Devices. Select “Discover by known IP address”. Click “Next”. Paste the column of IP addresses into the entry box and then click the “Add” button. Click “Next”. Select the correct version of SNMP, and finish.

3. Add any user accounts or remote authentication servers by going to Administration > Manage Users and Administration > Manage Remote Authentication Servers

Thanks,

Lynden