Brocade Network Advisor SAN Installation and Migration Guide (Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.0) - Manual (Page 62)

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Pre-migration requirements
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Perform seamless migration to Network Advisor 12.3.0.
If you are migrating from a pre-12.0.X release on a 32-bit Linux server to Network Advisor 12.3.0 on
a 64-bit Linux server (32-bit compatible), complete the following steps.
1. Install and migrate to Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor
12.2.X in the 32-bit Linux server (refer to “Supported migration paths” on page 41).
2. Take server backup using Options > Server Backup on the 32-bit Linux server.
3. Install Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor 12.2.X on the
64-bit Linux server (32-bit compatible).
4. Select SMC > Restore tab to restore the backup taken on the 32-bit Linux server.
5. Install Network Advisor 12.3.0 on the 64-bit Linux server (32-bit compatible).
Perform seamless migration to Network Advisor 12.3.0.
• If you are migrating from a pre-12.0.0 release on one server to another server, complete the
following steps. Migrating using this procedure requires that the server versions are the same
(32-bit to 32-bit OR 64--bit to 64-bit).
NOTE
If you are migrating from a pre-11.3.0 release, you must first migrate to Network Advisor 12.0.X
on the current server (refer to
Table 11 on page 41 for the release migration path).
1. Install Network Advisor 12.0.X on your new machine (refer to “Installation” on page 1) and
migrate your data ( “Migrating data” on page 48) using the network path.
2. Install Network Advisor 12.3.0 on your new machine (refer to “Data Migration” on page 39)
and migrate your data ( “Migrating data” on page 48).
• If you are migrating from a Network Advisor 12.0.X release on a 32-bit server to Network
Advisor 12.3.0 on a 64-bit server, complete the following steps.
1. Back up the Network Advisor 12.0.X server data on your current 32-bit machine. For
instructions, refer to “Configuring backup” in the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual or
online help.
2. Install Network Advisor 12.0.X on your new 64-bit machine (refer to “Installation” on
page 1).
3. Restore the server back up from your original 32-bit machine. For instructions, refer to
“Restoring data” in the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual or online help.
4. Install Network Advisor 12.3.0 on the 64-bit Windows server (refer to “Data Migration” on
page 39) and migrate your data ( “Migrating data” on page 48).
• If you are migrating from Windows server that is no longer supported to a supported Windows
server, complete the following steps. For a list of supported operating system servers, refer to
Table 4 on page 2.
NOTE
If you are migrating from a pre-11.3.0 release, you must first migrate to Network Advisor
11.3.0 on your current server (refer to
Table 11 on page 41 for the release migration path).