In the earlier releases, Access Manager Appliance upgrade has been done using the.tar file. In the 5.0 Service Pack 1 and later versions, Access Manager Appliance is Common Appliance Framework (CAF) based. To upgrade Access Manager 4.5.x to this CAF-based approach, you are required to perform migration.
If you are on Access Manager Appliance 5.0 Service Pack 1, you can directly upgrade to 5.0 Service Pack 2 or later. For more information about upgrade Section 5.0, Upgrading Access Manager Appliance.
The migration process involves the following actions:
Install Access Manager Appliance 5.0 Service Pack 1 as a secondary appliance and point to the 4.5.x primary appliance.
After the device is imported, convert Access Manager Appliance 5.0 Service Pack 1 secondary appliance to primary. This is done using the migration script provided with the release.
Delete Access Manager Appliance 4.5.x. Follow the steps mentioned in this section to achieve this.
Migrate the additional nodes by first removing and then performing a fresh install and reimporting the nodes.
The supported paths for migration are:
4.5 Service Pack 2
4.5 Service Pack 2 Hotfix 1
4.5 Service Pack 2 Hotfix 2
4.5 Service Pack 3
4.5 Service Pack 3 Hotfix 1
4.5 Service Pack 3 Patch 2
4.5 Service Pack 3 Patch 3
4.5 Service Pack 4
This section includes the following topics: