Cisco Cisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.0 Installation Guide

• Exporting from VNMC 2.1 and importing to Cisco Virtual Network Management Center 3.0.2.

To upgrade from VNMC 2.1 or Prime Network Services Controller 3.0 to Prime Network Services Controller 3.0.2, complete the
following tasks:

If you are upgrading from VNMC 1.3 or 2.0, first upgrade to VNMC 2.1 or Cisco Virtual Network Management Center 3.0—See
the Cisco Virtual Network Management Center 2.1 Quick Start Guide at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11213/prod_

installation_guides_list.html

or the Cisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.0 Quick Start Guide at

http://www.cisco.com/en/

US/products/ps13213/prod_installation_guides_list.html

Perform a full-state backup of VNMC 2.1 or Cisco Virtual Network Management Center 3.0 by using Secure Copy (SCP)
protocol—See the section on backing up and restoring Prime Network Services Controller.

Upgrade to Cisco Virtual Network Management Center 3.0.2 by using the CLI update bootflash command—See

Upgrading to

Prime Network Services Controller 3.0.2, on page 41

Note

• After you upgrade to Cisco Virtual Network Management Center 3.0.2, you might see the previous

version in your browser. To view the upgraded version, clear the browser cache and browsing history
in the browser, and restart the browser. This note applies to all supported browsers: Internet Explorer,
Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.

• After you upgrade or reboot, it will take about five minutes per node for each service node to register

with Prime Network Services Controller.

Backing Up Data

You can use either of the following methods to back up data before upgrading Prime Network Services Controller:

• To use the CLI, continue with this topic.

• To use the GUI, see

Backing Up Prime Network Services Controller, on page 44

We recommend that you do not perform a backup when any of the following tasks are running on the system:

• Image import

• Migration of a VM to the cloud

• Deployment of an InterCloud Switch

• Creation of an InterCloud link

Note

• Temporarily disable the Cisco Security Agent (CSA) on the remote file server.

• Do not use TFTP to back up data.

Procedure

Step 1

Using the console, log in to Prime Network Services Controller as admin.