Asset Manager 5.0 introduces upgrading the Operating System from Centos 7 to Rocky Linux 9.
Due to the OS change, typical upgrading upgrades of your FAM Asset Manager system is are not supported. High Level steps are below Below are high-level steps, followed by detailed steps for multiple upgrade options.
High-Level Steps
Create a backup file of the old system configuration
Install 5.0 on either a new virtual machine or the existing virtual machine
License the 5.0 system with a new Asset Manager license
Restoring data from the backup file
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Upgrade the old system to Asset Manager 4.11.0.2 EDITOR NOTE: link to instructions for upgrading. Review Upgrading FireMon Asset Manager
Login to the CLI as an administrator / superuser
Run
system backup create <location>
• The <location> can be a local file or directory or an scp path such asuser@example.com:/tmp/filename.tgz
• If it’s a local file, then that file should be copied off the machinePower down the virtual machine
Mount the Asset Manager 5.0 DVD ISO on the virtual machine
Boot from the DVD
Select Install Asset Manager 5.0– . The system will reboot when finished
When the installation is finshedfinished, login log in to the CLI as admin and complete the post-install configuration. Review EDITOR NOTE: link to instructions for configuring the system
License the new system with a new Asset Manager license EDITOR NOTE: link to instructions for licensing the system
If the original system had a custom CA certificate or server certificate, then those should be installed now, Review EDITOR NOTE: link to instructions for adding certificates to the system
Optionally, copy the saved backup file to the new system
Run
system backup restore <location>
to re-create the original system’s configurationsThe <location> can be the path to the local file you already transferred in step 11, or an scp path such as
user@example.com:/tmp/filename.tg
Detailed steps when using a new virtual machine
Detailed steps when using a new virtual machine
Upgrade the old system to Asset Manager 4.11.0.2 EDITOR NOTE: link to instructions for upgrading
Login to the CLI as an administrator / superuser
Run
system backup create <location>
• The <location> can be a local file or directory or an scp path such asuser@example.com:/tmp
• If it’s a local file, then that file should be copied off the machineCreate a new virtual machine from an Asset Manager 5.0 OVA (VMware), VHD (Azure/Hyper-v) or AMI (AWS)
Login to the CLI as admin and complete the post-install configuration
License the new system with a new Asset Manager license
If the original system had a custom CA certificate or server certificate, then those should be installed now
Optionally, copy the saved backup file to the new system
Run
system backup restore <location>
to re-create the original system’s configurationsThe <location> can be the path to the local file you already transferred in step 8, or an
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SCP path such as
user@example.com:/tmp/filename.tgz
Deploying Scouts
You should disconnect the scouts from your Command Center . Then and proceed with either option above. After the Scouts have been deployed at 5.0, reconnect to your Command Center.
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