Migrating Data from Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.10.1 to Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center
Follow this procedure to access the Cisco Prime Infrastructure to Cisco DNA Center migration by logging in to Cisco Prime Infrastructure:
Before you begin
Ensure that:
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You install Cisco Prime Infrastructure PI 3.10 or PI 3.10 Update 01
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You have Root or Super Users access privileges of Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
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You have access credentials of Cisco DNA Center.
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Refer the Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco DNA Center Compatibility Matrix.
Procedure
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Click Prime Data Migration Tool in the Mega Menu page. You can also launch Prime Data Migration Tool from the Getting Started page. Choose Settings > Getting Started > Prime Data Migration Tool, and then click Launch Prime Data Migration Tool to open Prime Infrastructure - Prime Data Migration Tool page. |
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Click Job history, in the top right corner of the Prime Data Migration Tool to view Job Id, Cisco DNA Center IP, Start Time, End Time, and Status in the Prime Data Migration Job History window. The job summary will display only the latest 100 jobs. |
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Click Add Cisco DNA Center Server. |
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Enter the following Cisco DNA Center server details:
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Step 5 |
Click Save, to check server reachability. |
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(Optional) Click Multi Server Settings, to archive, and restore the data migrated from Prime Infrastructure to DNA Center. It is recommended to use this option after Force Sync. You can use the following options to archive the migrated data:
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Click Next to go to Sync Settings. |
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In the Sync Settings window: |
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Click Next to go to the Select Groups page. |
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In the Select Groups window: Expand the Usage Details section to view a summary of the site and device count details such as Recommended, Selected for Migration, and Available. If you click the Close or Cancel buttons in the Cisco DNA Center Site Groups window, the window closes without selecting any groups for migration and the Group Movement Log pane is not updated with the selected groups. After you move the groups from Prime Infrastructure to Cisco DNA Center, Marked for Migration label appears on the moved groups. Already migrated groups from Prime Infrastructure to Cisco DNA Center appear with the label as Migrated in the Prime Infrastructure Location Groups pane as well as the Group Movement Log pane. The count of selected groups for migration appears as Selected for Migration under Sites. The count of selected devices for migration appears as Selected for Migration under Devices in Usage details. Available groups count in Cisco DNA Center appears in the Available section under Sites and available devices count in Cisco DNA Center appears in the Available section under Devices in Usage details. The Prime Infrastructure Location Groups pane lists all the Cisco Prime Infrastructure groups irrespective of any virtual domain.
To create sites directly in Cisco DNA Center so that you can move your sites from Prime Infrastructure to Cisco DNA Center, click Site Builder. In the Site Builder window, if you select the Area radio button, enter the following information:
In the Site Builder window, if you select the Building radio button to create a building in the Cisco DNA Center Area, enter the following information:
Click Add to create a site or building in Cisco DNA Center. |
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Step 11 |
Click Next. |
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Step 12 |
In the ISE & CMX Credentials window: |
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If you check the Migrate User Defined CLI Templates check box in the Sync Settings page, then a new page Select CLI Templates appears after the CMX page. |
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In the Select CLI Templates window: |
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Click Next. |
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In the Summary window:
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Step 17 |
Click Force Sync to push data to the Cisco DNA Center server after the first migration. A confirmation message appears DNAC data will be overwritten by PI data by the Force Sync. Click Yes to proceed or No to stop Force Sync. A success message appears after the successful completion of the Force Sync operation. |
What to do next
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If you want to revert the site hierarchy in Cisco DNA Center, uncheck the migrated groups in the Prime Data Migration tool and click Force Sync. This step deletes the migrated groups in Cisco DNA Center.
If you want to revert the device assignment (devices will be unassigned from Cisco DNA Center sites and assigned to migrated groups if the same devices are present both in Cisco Prime Infrastructure groups and Cisco DNA Center sites), perform the following steps:
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Uncheck the migrated groups in the Prime Data Migration tool and click Force Sync. This step deletes the migrated groups and devices in Cisco DNA Center.
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Add and assign or provision the devices in Cisco DNA Center in the required sites.
The pre-migration site hierarchy appears in Cisco DNA Center.
To migrate your Cisco Prime Infrastructure data again using the Prime Data Migration Tool, unassign the devices in Cisco Prime Infrastructure for the required groups and migrate the data.
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Multi-DNAC is supported from Prime Data Migration Tool Update 02.0. This feature allows you to migrate to multiple DNAC clusters (one DNAC server at a time) and retain the migration data for each DNAC server. For more information, see Multi-DNAC Support.
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Refer the important notes about Cisco Prime Infrastructure - Cisco DNA Center migration, see Important Notes .
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For the open bugs specific to the Cisco Prime Infrastructure - Cisco DNA Center migration in Prime Infrastructure 3.10.1, see Open Caveats of Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.10.1 Release Notes.