Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 2

Open an SSH console to the appliance and run the shutdown -h now command to perform a graceful shutdown.

Step 3

After the appliance is powered off, move it to the new data center.

Step 4

Power on the appliance.

Step 5

Ensure that connectivity is established between Catalyst Center and the devices it manages.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 2

Open an SSH console to the appliance and run the shutdown -h now command to perform a graceful shutdown.

Step 3

After the appliance is powered off, move it to the new data center.

Step 4

Power on the appliance, then use the Configuration wizard to specify the:

• IP addresses that you want to assign to the appliance's Enterprise, Management, and Internet interfaces.

• Virtual IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise and Management interfaces.

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reconfigure the Appliance Using the Configuration Wizard" topic.

 Note

If you want to change the appliance's intracluster IP address, you must first reimage the appliance, installing the Catalyst Center release that was present when the latest backup file was created. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the Appliance" topic.

Step 5

After you complete the Configuration wizard, log in to the Catalyst Center GUI.

Step 6

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE (which was severed when you updated the Enterprise interface's IP and virtual IP addresses in the previous step). In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Authentication and Policy Servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 7

Catalyst Center automatically pushes telemetry updates and required system certificates to your network's devices.

 Note

Because you are using the same appliance (with its data intact), you don't need to restore its latest backup file.

Step 1

Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

We recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 2

Power off the appliance, then move it to the new data center.

Step 3

Power on the appliance, then use the Configuration wizard to specify the:

• IP addresses that you want to assign to the appliance's Enterprise, Management, and Internet interfaces.

• Virtual IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise and Management interfaces.

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reconfigure the Appliance Using the Configuration Wizard" topic.

 Note

If you want to change the appliance's intracluster IP address, you must first reimage the appliance, installing the Catalyst Center release that was present when the latest backup file was created. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the Appliance" topic.

Step 4

You'll use the same hostname and domain name for the appliance, but you must update your DNS server with the IP address that's used for lookup entries.

Step 5

After you complete the Configuration wizard, log in to the Catalyst Center GUI.

Step 6

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE (which was severed when you updated the Enterprise interface's IP and virtual IP addresses in the previous step). In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Authentication and Policy Servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 7

Catalyst Center automatically pushes telemetry updates and required system certificates to your network's devices.

 Note

• Because you are using the same appliance (with its data intact), you don't need to restore its latest backup file.

• Because the FQDN is unchanged, PnP and other use cases that use FQDN should work without any issues.

Step 1

Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 2

Back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 3

Decommission the appliance that you are replacing.

Step 4

Set up the new appliance at your data center, ensuring that you install the same Catalyst Center release that was installed on the previous appliance. Also, make sure that you set the same IP address that was configured previously for the Enterprise interface. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure the Primary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

Step 5

Restore the backup file that was created on the previous appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore Data from Backups" topic.

Step 6

Reestablish connectivity with Cisco ISE. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Authentication and Policy Servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 7

If self-signed certificates were in place on your network's devices, reprovision them in order to update their Catalyst Center certificates. In the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide, see the "Update Device Configuration Using Telemetry" topic.

 Note

If CA certificates signed by a third party are installed on your network's devices, you can skip this step.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 2

Decommission the appliance that you are replacing.

Step 3

Set up the new appliance at your data center, ensuring that you install the same Catalyst Center release that was installed on the previous appliance. Use the Maglev wizard to specify new:

Step 4

When the new appliance is up and running, restore the backup file that was created on the previous appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore Data from Backups" topic.

Step 5

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, complete the steps described in the "Update the Catalyst Center Server Certificate" topic.

 Important

Update the server certificate after you restore the backup file. If you update the certificate beforehand, the new certificate will be overwritten by the certificate that's currently in place.

Step 6

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE (which was severed when you updated the Enterprise interface's IP and virtual IP addresses). In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Authentication and Policy Servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Catalyst Center automatically pushes telemetry updates and required system certificates to your network's devices.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 2

Decommission the appliance that you are replacing.

Step 3

Set up the new appliance at your data center, ensuring that you:

Step 4

When the new appliance is up and running, restore the backup file that was created on the previous appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore Data from Backups" topic.

Step 5

Reestablish connectivity with Cisco ISE. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Authentication and Policy Servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 6

If self-signed certificates were in place on your network's devices, reprovision them in order to update their Catalyst Center certificates. In the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide, see the "Update Device Configuration Using Telemetry" topic.

 Note

If CA certificates signed by a third party are installed on your network's devices, you can skip this step.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 2

From an SSH console, power off the three appliances by running the sudo shutdown -h now command on all of the appliances at the same time.

Step 3

Move the appliances to the new data center, then power them on.

Step 4

Ensure that connectivity is established between Catalyst Center and the devices it manages.

Step 1

(Optional) Upgrade to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

 Note

If you upgrade, we recommend that you back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 2

Power off the appliances, then move them to the new data center.

Step 3

Power on the appliances, then use the Configuration wizard to specify the:

• IP addresses you want to assign to the appliances' Enterprise, Management, and Internet interfaces.

• Virtual IP addresses you want to assign to the Enterprise and Management interfaces.

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reconfigure the Appliance Using the Configuration Wizard" topic.

 Note

If you want to change an appliance's intracluster IP address, you must first reimage the appliance, installing the Catalyst Center release that was present when the latest backup file was created. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the Appliance" topic.

Step 4

Restore the backup file that you created after upgrading the appliances. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore Data from Backups" topic.

Step 5

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE (which was severed when you updated the Enterprise interface's IP and virtual IP addresses). In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Authentication and Policy Servers" topic.

 Note

For deployments running non-Cisco ISE AAA servers, use the System Health tool to confirm that Catalyst Center can reach these servers and connectivity is established.

Step 6

Catalyst Center automatically pushes telemetry updates and required system certificates to your network's devices.

Step 1

Use the Configuration wizard to specify the following:

• The IP addresses that you want to assign to the appliance's Enterprise, Management, and Internet interfaces.

• The virtual IP addresses that you want to assign to the Enterprise and Management interfaces.

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reconfigure the Appliance Using the Configuration Wizard" topic.

 Note

If you want to change the appliance's intracluster IP address, you must first reimage the appliance, installing the Catalyst Center release that was present when the latest backup file was created. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the Appliance" topic.

Step 2

Reestablish the pxGrid connection between Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Authentication and Policy Servers" topic.

Step 3

Upgrade the appliance to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 4

Back up the data on your appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 5

Before you complete Steps 5 and 6, confirm that the appliances you're adding to the cluster have the same number of cores as the primary node.

 Note

With regard to 44-core appliances, your cluster can consist of both the first-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part number DN1-HW-APL) and the second-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part numbers DN2-HW-APL and DN2-HW-APL-U).

Step 6

Configure your cluster's second appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

Step 7

Configure your cluster's third appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

Step 8

Confirm that the three cluster nodes have the same Catalyst Center release installed.

Step 9

Activate HA to initiate the redistribution of services.

1. From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.

2. Click Activate High Availability.

Step 1

Upgrade the cluster to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 2

Back up the cluster's data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 3

At the data center where your disaster recovery system's main site will reside, set up the appliance that will serve as the main site. You can either use one node from the current HA cluster for this purpose or set up a new appliance.

 Note

If you want to continue using the same IP scheme you're using now, set up the appliance in an isolated network to avoid IP overlap with the existing cluster.

1. If you are using an appliance from the HA cluster, reimage it. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Reimage the Appliance" topic.

    Note

   If you setting up a new appliance, skip this step and start with Step 3b.

2. Install the same Catalyst Center release that was installed in Step 1.

3. Restore the backup file you created in Step 2. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore Data from Backups" topic.

Step 4

Power off the HA cluster's second and third nodes (as the first node has already been removed).

Step 5

Remove network isolation on the newly formed standalone node cluster.

Step 6

At the data center where the recovery site will reside, set up the appliance that will serve as the recovery site (either a new appliance or one of the HA cluster's appliances).

Step 7

Set up your witness site in a different location than your main and recovery sites and confirm that it's reachable from both of these sites. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Install the Witness Site" topic.

Step 8

Generate one third-party certificate and install this certificate on both the main and recovery sites. Otherwise, site registration will fail. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, see the "Generate a Certificate Request Using Open SSL" topic.

Step 9

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, confirm that the prerequisites in "Implement Disaster Recovery" have been met before you enable disaster recovery.

Step 10

Configure your disaster recovery system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Disaster Recovery" topic.

Step 1

Upgrade the appliances to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 2

Back up the cluster's data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 3

Set up a three-node HA cluster as your disaster recovery system's recovery site at the data center where it will reside:

1. Configure the recovery site's primary node. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure the Primary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

2. Configure the recovery site's two secondary nodes. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

3. Activate HA:

   1. From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.

   2. Click Activate High Availability.

4. Ensure that the same Catalyst Center release is installed on the appliances at your disaster recovery system's main and recovery site. Also make sure that the appliances at both sites have the same number of cores.

   For a detailed description of all the prerequisites that need to be met, see the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide.

Step 4

Set up your witness site in a different location than your main and recovery sites and confirm that it's reachable from both of these sites. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Install the Witness Site" topic.

Step 5

Generate one third-party certificate and install this certificate on both the main and recovery sites. Otherwise, site registration will fail. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, see the "Generate a Certificate Request Using Open SSL" topic.

Step 6

Configure your disaster recovery system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Disaster Recovery" topic.

Step 1

Pause your disaster recovery system (resulting in two standalone appliances). In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Place Your System on Pause" topic.

Step 2

Deregister the system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Deregister Your System" topic.

Step 3

Upgrade the first appliance to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

Step 4

Back up the first appliance's data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

Step 5

Configure the second appliance as the second node in the three-node HA cluster. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

Step 6

Confirm that the second appliance has the same Catalyst Center release that's already installed on the first appliance. Also confirm that it has the same number of cores.

 Note

With regard to 44-core appliances, your cluster can consist of both the first-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part number DN1-HW-APL) and the second-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part numbers DN2-HW-APL and DN2-HW-APL-U).

Step 7

Add a third appliance to the three-node HA cluster. Ensure that it has the same Catalyst Center release that's installed on the other two appliances, as well as the same number of cores. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

Step 8

Activate HA to initiate the redistribution of services:

1. From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.

2. Click Activate High Availability.

Step 1

At the data center where your main site will reside, do the following:

1. Pause your disaster recovery system (resulting in two standalone appliances). In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Place Your System on Pause" topic.

2. Deregister your system's sites in order to delete all of the settings that were previously configured for them. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Deregister Your System" topic.

3. Upgrade both appliances to the latest Catalyst Center release. See the Cisco Catalyst Center Upgrade Guide.

4. Back up the first appliance's data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

5. Add the second appliance, which will act as the second node in a three-node HA cluster. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

6. Add a third appliance, which will act as the third node in a three-node HA cluster. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

7. Ensure that all three appliances have the same Catalyst Center release installed and have the same number of cores.

    Note

   With regard to 44-core appliances, your cluster can consist of both the first-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part number DN1-HW-APL) and the second-generation 44-core appliance (Cisco part numbers DN2-HW-APL and DN2-HW-APL-U).

Step 2

At the data center where your recovery site will reside, do the following:

1. Confirm that the appliances you'll add to the recovery site cluster have the same Catalyst Center release that's already installed on the main site's appliances. Also confirm that they have the same number of cores.

2. Configure the appliance that will serve as the primary node. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure the Primary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

3. Configure the recovery site's second and third appliance. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Configure a Secondary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

Step 3

Activate HA to initiate the redistribution of services:

1. From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > System Configuration > High Availability.

2. Click Activate High Availability.

Step 4

Set up your witness site in a different location than your main and recovery sites and confirm that it's reachable from both of these sites. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Install the Witness Site" topic.

Step 5

Generate one third-party certificate and install this certificate on both the main and recovery sites. Otherwise, site registration will fail. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Security Best Practices Guide, see the "Generate a Certificate Request Using Open SSL" topic.

Step 6

In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, confirm that the prerequisites in "Implement Disaster Recovery" have been met before you enable disaster recovery.

Step 7

Reconfigure your disaster recovery system. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Configure Disaster Recovery" topic.

Step 1

On your first- or second-generation appliance, do the following:

1. Back up the appliance’s Automation and Assurance data.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Back Up Data Now" topic.

2. Disconnect the appliance from your network.

Step 2

On your third-generation appliance, do the following:

1. Configure the IP addresses that you want to use for your appliance’s interfaces.

   You can use the same IP addresses that are configured on your first-generation appliance or specify different IP addresses.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the topic that is specific to the configuration wizard you want to use and your appliance type:

   • If you are configuring a third-generation appliance using the Maglev Configuration wizard, see the "Configure the Primary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic.

   • If you are configuring a 32- or 56-core third-generation appliance using the browser-based configuration wizard, see the "Configure the Primary Node Using the Advanced Install Configuration Wizard" topic in the "Configure the 32- and 56-Core Appliances Using the Browser-Based Wizard" chapter.

   • If you are configuring an 80-core second-generation appliance using the browser-based configuration wizard, see the "Configure the Primary Node Using the Advanced Install Configuration Wizard" topic in the "Configure the 80-Core Appliance Using the Browser-Based Wizard" chapter.

    Note

   When reconfiguring your access switches to match the high-throughput settings on your Catalyst Center appliances, be aware of the following differences between first-generation and second/third-generation appliances:

   • Unlike first-generation appliances, where the configured VLAN must be set up on a switch port and match what is configured on the appliance's Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) 1227, second- and third-generation appliances only support native VLANs.

   • First-generation appliances only support the trunk switchport mode, while second-generation appliances only support the access switchport mode.

2. Install the same releases of the Catalyst Center packages that are installed on your first-generation appliance.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Download and Install Packages and Updates" topic.

3. Restore the data that you backed up in Step 1.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, see the "Restore Data from Backups" topic.

4. Integrate Cisco ISE with Catalyst Center.

   In the Cisco Catalyst Center Third-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, see the "Integrate Cisco ISE with Catalyst Center" topic.

Step 3

Ensure that Cisco ISE is integrated correctly with Catalyst Center and that your wireless LAN controller is operational.

Step 4

Configure the second and third appliances in your Catalyst Center cluster.

Step 1

Install Catalyst Center 2.3.7.6 on the first or second-generation appliance.

Step 2

Back up your appliance's Assurance and automation data. In the Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, complete the steps described in the following topics:

1. "Configure Backup Servers"

2. "Back Up Data Now"

Step 3

After the backup completes successfully, open an SSH console on your NFS server and run the following commands:

Step 4

Download CatC_2.3.7.6-VA_MigrationScript_v1.tar.gz (which includes the CatC-2.3.7.6-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh script) from the following URL to your NFS server: https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286316341/type/286318832/release/2.3.7.6-VA.

Step 5

Extract the .tar file and copy CatC-2.3.7.6-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh to your NFS server.

Step 6

Grant execute permission to the script by running the chmod +x CatC-2.3.7.6-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh command.

Step 7

Start the script by running the ./CatC-2.3.7.6-VA_MigrationScript_v1.sh command.

Step 8

After the script runs successfully, configure the NFS server that the virtual appliance will use:

1. Log in to the virtual appliance.

2. In the Cisco Catalyst Center 2.3.7.x on ESXi Administrator Guide, complete the steps described in the "Add the NFS Server" topic.

   Enter the same NFS server IP address/hostname and path that you entered when completing Step 2.

Step 9

Restore the backup file that you created in Step 2.