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User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4
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Chapter2 Migrating from ACS 4.x to ACS 5.4
Common Scenarios in Migration
Migrating from ACS 3.x to ACS 5.4
If you have ACS 3.x deployed in your environment, you cannot directly migrate to ACS 5.4. You must
do the following:
Step1 Upgrade to a migration-supported version of ACS 4.x. See Supported Migration Versions, page 2-2 for
a list of supported migration versions.
Step2 Check the upgrade paths for ACS 3.x:
•For the ACS Solution Engine, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/
cisco_secure_access_control_server_for_solution_engine/4.1/insta llation/guide/solution_engine/
upgap.html#wp1120037
•For ACS for Windows, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_server_for_windows/
4.2/installation/guide/windows/install.html#wp1102849
Step3 Upgrade your ACS 3.x server to a migration-supported version of ACS 4.x.
After the upgrade, follow the steps that describe migrating from ACS 4.x to ACS 5.4. Refer to the
Migration Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4 for more information.
Migrating Data from Other AAA Servers to ACS 5.4
ACS 5.4 allows you to perform bulk import of various ACS objects through the ACS web interface and
the CLI. You can import the following ACS objects:
•Users
•Hosts
•Network Devices
•Identity Groups
•NDGs
•Downloadable ACLs
•Command Sets
ACS allows you to perform bulk import of data with the use of a comma-separated values (.csv) file. You
must input data in the .csv file in the format that ACS requires. ACS provides a .csv template for the
various objects that you can import to ACS 5.4. You can download this template from the web interface.
To migrate data from other AAA servers to ACS 5.4:
Step1 Input data into .csv files.
For more information on understanding .csv templates, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5.4/sdk/
cli_imp_exp.html#wp1064565.
Step2 Set up your ACS 5.4 appliance.