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Brocade Network Advisor SAN Installation and Migration Guide (Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.0) User Manual

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Pre-migration requirements

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Perform seamless migration to Network Advisor 12.3.0.

If you are migrating from a pre-12.0.X release on a 32-bit Windows server to Network Advisor
12.3.0 on a 64-bit Windows server, complete the following steps.

1. Install and migrate to Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor

12.2.X in the same machine (refer to

“Supported migration paths”

on page 41).

2. Take server backup using Options > Server Backup on the 32-bit Windows server.

3. Install Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor 12.2.X on the

64-bit Windows server.

4. Select SMC > Restore tab to restore the backup taken on the 32-bit Windows server.

5. Install Network Advisor 12.3.0 on the 64-bit Windows server.

Perform seamless migration to Network Advisor 12.3.0.

If you are migrating from Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor
12.2.X on a 32-bit Linux server to Network Advisor 12.3.0 on a 64-bit pure Linux server, complete
the following steps.

1. Take server backup for 12.0.X, 12.1.X, or 12.2.X using Options > Server Backup on the 32-bit

Linux server.

2. Install Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor 12.2.X on the

64-bit pure Linux server.

3. Select SMC > Restore tab to restore the backup taken on the 32-bit Linux server.

4. Install Network Advisor 12.3.0 on the 64-bit pure Linux server.

Perform seamless migration to Network Advisor 12.3.0.

If you are migrating from a pre-12.0.X release on a 32-bit Linux server to Network Advisor 12.3.0 on
a 64-bit pure Linux server, complete the following steps.

1. Install and migrate to Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor

12.2.X in the 32-bit Linux server (refer to

“Supported migration paths”

on page 41).

2. Take server backup using Options > Server Backup on the 32-bit Linux server.

3. Install Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor 12.2.X on the

64-bit pure Linux server.

4. Select SMC > Restore tab to restore the backup taken on the 32-bit Linux server.

5. Install Network Advisor 12.3.0 on the 64-bit pure Linux server.

Perform seamless migration to Network Advisor 12.3.0.

If you are migrating from Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor
12.2.X on a 32-bit Linux server to Network Advisor 12.3.0 on a 64-bit Linux server (32-bit
compatible), complete the following steps.

1. Take server backup for 12.0.X, 12.1.X, or 12.2.X using Options > Server Backup on the 32-bit

Linux server.

2. Install Network Advisor 12.0.X, Network Advisor 12.1.X, or Network Advisor 12.2.X on the

64-bit Linux server (32-bit compatible).

3. Select SMC > Restore tab to restore the backup taken on the 32-bit Linux server.

4. Install Network Advisor 12.3.0 on the 64-bit Linux server (32-bit compatible).