C H A P T E R 3 Upgrading Cisco Access Registrar Software; Linux Software Upgrade Overview - Cisco Access Registrar 4.2 Installation And Configuration Manual

Linux Software Upgrade Overview

If you have modified the snmpd.conf file in the /cisco-ar/ucd-snmp/share/snmp directory, you must
Step 2
back up this file before doing the upgrade process. The pkgrm removes the snmpd.conf file, even if it
has been modified.
Remove the old software using the pkgrm command.
Step 3
See
Step 4 If you plan to use the Cisco AR SNMP features, disable the current Sun SNMP daemon and prevent the
Sun SNMP daemon from restarting after a reboot.
Decide where to install the CAR 4.2 software.
Step 5
Step 6 Decide if you want to preserve your existing configuration database.
Preserving your existing configuration database is a compelling reason to upgrade rather than to start
anew. The upgrade procedure in this chapter assumes you want to preserve your existing configuration.
If you are upgrading from Cisco AR 1.7 or an earlier version, the default installation directory is
/opt/AICar1. The default installation directory for Cisco AR is /opt/CSCOar.
If your previous install directory was /opt/AICar1, you should use that directory to install CAR 4.2 You
might also rename the old directory, as in the following:
Copy the CAR 4.2 license file to a location on the Cisco AR workstation directory such as /tmp.
Step 7
For detailed information about the Cisco AR license and how to install the license, see
Registrar 4.2
Use the pkgadd command to install the CAR 4.2 software.
Step 8
For detailed information about using the pkgadd command to install Cisco AR software, see
"Installing Cisco Access Registrar 4.2 Software on Solaris."
Since you are upgrading, you will want to preserve your existing database.
Note
If you configured Cisco AR to use SNMP prior to upgrading, after installing CAR 4.2 software, you must
Step 9
copy the snmpd.conf file back to the /cisco-ar/ucd-snmp/share/snmp
Restart the Cisco AR server using the following command:
Step 10
Linux Software Upgrade Overview
This section provides overview information of the Linux upgrade processes.
Step 1 Ensure that replication is disabled.
See
Installing and Configuring Cisco Access Registrar, 4.2
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Using pkgrm to Remove Cisco Access Registrar Solaris
cd /opt
mv AICar1 CSCOar
Licensing.
/etc/init.d/arserver restart
Disabling Replication.
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