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Chapter 13 Upgrading to a New Software Release
Upgrade Procedure for 3.5(x)
Warning
You cannot restore a 3.4 or earlier database to a 3.5 Clean Access Manager.
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Software Downgrade
Once you have upgraded your software to 3.5, if you wish to revert to 3.4 or 3.3, note that you will
need to reinstall 3.4 or 3.3 from the CD and recover your configuration based on the backup you
performed prior to upgrading to 3.5.
need to reinstall 3.4 or 3.3 from the CD and recover your configuration based on the backup you
performed prior to upgrading to 3.5.
Preparing for Your Upgrade
For upgrade via SSH, you will need your CAM and CAS r
root
user password (default password is
cisco123
). For web console upgrade (release 3.5(3) and above), you will need your CAM web console
admin
user password (and, if applicable, CAS direct access console
admin
user password).
Warning
Back up your database BEFORE you upgrade.
Step 1
In the Administration > Backup page, type a name for the snapshot in the Database Snapshot Tag
Name field.
Name field.
Step 2
The field is populated with a name that incorporates the current time and date (such as
04_12_05-14:43_snapshot). To facilitate backup file identification, it is recommended to insert the
release version in the snapshot, for example, 04_12_05-14:43_3.5.2_snapshot. You can also either
accept the default name or type another.
04_12_05-14:43_snapshot). To facilitate backup file identification, it is recommended to insert the
release version in the snapshot, for example, 04_12_05-14:43_3.5.2_snapshot. You can also either
accept the default name or type another.
Step 3
Click Create Snapshot. The Clean Access Manager generates a snapshot file, which is added to the
snapshot list.
snapshot list.
Note
The file still physically resides on the Clean Access Manager machine. For archiving purposes,
it can remain there. However, to back up a configuration for use in case of system failure, the
snapshot should be downloaded to another computer.
it can remain there. However, to back up a configuration for use in case of system failure, the
snapshot should be downloaded to another computer.
Step 4
To download the snapshot to another computer, click the tag name of the snapshot that you want to
download.
download.
Step 5
In the file download dialog, select the save file to disk option. The file can then be saved to your local
computer with the name you provide.
computer with the name you provide.