Upgrading to CDV 26.1 from previous versions - BlueCat Integrity - 26.1.0

Address Manager Administration Guide
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Product name
BlueCat Integrity
Version
26.1.0
Attention: Integrity v26.1 Beta Documentation: This section is under construction to cover additional upgrade scenarios.

The following section outlines steps to upgrade an instance of Cloud Discovery & Visibility (CDV) that is deployed on a DNS/DHCP Server or standalone virtual machine.

CDV 26.1 and future CDV releases are supported only on Address Manager servers as a built-in feature module. To upgrade from a previous version of CDV, you must export CDV data from your current instance and import this data back into the new CDV 26.1 feature module instance on Address Manager.

This procedure consists of the following steps:

There are multiple supported upgrade scenarios for CDV 26.1:

  • Upgrade Address Manager server, then export/import CDV database
    • Stop the CDV 25.3 container while Address Manager is still at version 25.1.x or earlier.
    • Upgrade Address Manager server to version 26.1.0+.
    • Start the CDV 25.3 container.
    • Export the CDV database from the CDV 25.3 container.
    • Disable (remove) the CDV 25.3 container.
    • On the upgraded Address Manager server, activate CDV 26.1 as a feature module.
    • Import the previously exported CDV database into CDV 26.1.
  • Export CDV database, upgrade Address Manager server, import CDV database
    • Export the CDV database from the CDV 25.3 container.
    • Disable (remove) the CDV 25.3 container.
    • Upgrade Address Manager server to version 26.1.0+.
    • On the upgraded Address Manager server, activate CDV 26.1 as a feature module.
    • Import the previously exported CDV database into CDV 26.1.
  • Export CDV database from BAM server 1 (25.1), import CDV database into BAM server 2 (26.1+)
    • Export the CDV database from the CDV 25.3 container on BAM 1 (25.1.x or earlier).
    • Disable (remove) the CDV 25.3 container on BAM 1.
    • Activate CDV 26.1 as a feature module on BAM 2 (26.1+)
    • Import the previously exported CDV database into CDV 26.1.
Note: After importing the CDV database into CDV 26.1:
  • Scheduled discovery jobs with configured intervals should start automatically.
  • Discovery jobs without intervals should remain stopped.
  • Visibility jobs should start automatically.

Exporting the current Cloud Discovery & Visibility database

To export the current CDV database (versions preceding 26.1):

  1. Log in to Cloud Discovery & Visibility.

  2. From the Cloud Discovery & Visibility UI, click in the top-right corner of the page.

  3. From the drop-down menu, select Export Database. The Export database window opens.

  4. (Optional) Under Filename, enter the name of the backup file that you want to export. If left empty, the file name is randomly generated.

    Attention: Do not modify the file name after you save it locally. Doing so can cause failures when importing the database.

  5. (Optional) Under Password, enter a password that will be used to encrypt the database file.

  6. Click Export.

Importing the old database into Cloud Discovery & Visibility 26.1

To import the CDV database:
  1. Login to the Address Manager user interface.
  2. Select the CD&V tab in the sidebar.
  3. Select the chevron next to the Cloud Discovery & Visibility header.
  4. From the drop-down menu, select Import database. The Import database window opens.
  5. Under Upload file, select Upload and select the database file (.zip) that you exported.
  6. In the Password field, enter the password (if you encrypted the database backup file).
  7. Select Import.