Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.1 Installation Guide
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Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.2 Upgrade Guide
Upgrading a Linux or Solaris Executive
This section describes the steps for upgrading Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.1 to version 8.1.2 on a
Linux or Solaris system.
Before you begin the upgrade procedure, the Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM services on the Executive
and/or Agent system
must be running. During this procedure the services will be stopped. On an Executive
system, the schema will be modified (MySQL and Oracle). A database backup will be saved automatically for
local MySQL users. Oracle and remote MySQL users
must backup their data manually before proceeding
because the current data will be modified. Oracle users, you may also want to run “PURGE RECYCLEBIN;”
against your Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM database, prior to the upgrade procedure, to prevent errors
during the schema update phase of the upgrade.
during the schema update phase of the upgrade.
Step 1: Obtain your Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.2 License
Key
Key
Call the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and ask for the Licensing Team to request a license key that is
compatible with Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.2. For your local Cisco TAC phone number, see the
compatible with Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.2. For your local Cisco TAC phone number, see the
Cisco Worldwide Contacts page at:
. After the upgrade completes
successfully, upon logging into Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.2 for the first time, the new 8.1.2
license key must be entered to access the product.
Your existing keys will not work with version 8.1.2. Do
not proceed without a new 8.1.2 License Key or your setup will become inaccessible.
Step 2: Verify Free Space
The upgrade procedure requires the following amount of free space in order to run successfully:
3 x DB Size + 5GB
The current DB Size can be obtained using the “du” command, e.g.
du –sh /opt/incontrol/mysql/data
3.1G /opt/incontrol/mysql/data
In this example, the database occupies 3.1GB of space, so the total free space required will be 14.3 GB. The
value you come up with does not represent the final amount of space used, but only the amount of space needed
for upgrade flexibility.
for upgrade flexibility.
Step 3: Download the Upgrade Package
You can download the Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.2 software image either through the product
software download page
Step 4: Execute the Upgrade Package
Log in as the ‘root’ user on the Executive or Agent system being upgraded.
Change directories to the /tmp directory, or the directory where you placed the Upgrade Package, e.g.
cd /tmp