Cisco Cisco 3310 Mobility Services Engine Release Notes

To migrate data to 7.x.x.x, follow the steps provided in the 

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If you download the Cisco MSE image *.gz file using the Cisco PI, the Cisco MSE automatically 
decompresses (unzips) it, and you can proceed with the installation as described in the 

If you manually download the compressed *.gz file using FTP, you must decompress the files before 
running the installer. These files are compressed under the Linux operating system and must be 
decompressed using the tar zxvf command. For more information, see the Manually Downloading 
Software section in the Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Configuration Guide, Release 8.0.

To make the .bin file executable, use the chmod +x <filename.bin> command.

The Cisco MSE virtual appliance is distributed as follows:

Open Virtualization Format (OVF) for VMware 

For more information on deploying the Cisco MSE virtual appliance, see the Cisco MSE Virtual 
Appliance Configuration Guide, Release 8.0.

After a software update, the new Cisco MSE software version does not immediately appear in Cisco 
MSE queries on the Cisco PI. Up to 5 minutes are required for the new version to appear. By default, 
Cisco PI queries the Cisco MSE for status every 5 minutes.

To upgrade for Cisco MSE high availability, follow these steps:

Ensure that the HA pair that needs to be upgraded is in normal mode and not in Failover mode. In normal 
mode, the Primary MSE is active and the Secondary is in standby mode. The output of the gethainfo 
command on primary MSE will show PRIMARY_ACTIVE and the secondary MSE will show 
SECONDARY_ACTIVE.

Log in to Cisco Prime Infrastructure and delete the MSE HA pair.

Perform a full backup of the primary MSE.

Stop the primary MSE and the secondary MSE using the service msed stop command.

Perform the upgrade on the Primary and Secondary Cisco MSE servers by following the instructions 
described in 

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Start both the primary and secondary MSE instances using the service msed start command.

Recreate the MSE HA pair using Cisco Prime Infrastructure.