Brocade Network Advisor Migration Guide - Supporting Network Advisor 11.1.X (53-1002321-01, May 2011)

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Migration paths

NOTE

You cannot migrate directly from EFCM or Fabric Manager to Network Advisor 11.1.X. To migrate from EFCM or

Fabric Manager, you must first migrate to DCFM 10.3.X, then migrate to DCFM 10.4.X, then migrate to Network

Advisor 11.1.X. For more information about migrating from EFCM or Fabric Manager to DCFM 10.3.X, contact your

customer representative.

NOTE

You cannot migrate directly from INM to Network Advisor 11.1.X. You must first migrate to Network Advisor 11.0.X,

then migrate to Network Advisor 11.1.X. To migrate from INM to Network Advisor 11.1.X, contact your customer

representative.

NOTE

You cannot migrate directly from DCFM 10.0.X, DCFM 10.1.X or DCFM 10.3.X to Network Advisor 11.1.X. You must

first migrate to DCFM 10.4.X, then migrate to Network Advisor 11.1.X. To migrate from DCFM 10.0.X, DCFM 10.1.X or

DCFM 10.3.X to DCFM 10.4.X, contact your customer representative.

Table 21 shows the migration paths from DCFM. For the step-by-step migration procedures, refer to “DCFM

migration” on page 27.

Table 22 shows the migration paths from SMI Agent only. For the step-by-step migration procedures, refer to “DCFM

SMI Agent migration” on page 40 or “Network Advisor SMI Agent migration” on page 71.

TABLE 21 DCFM migration paths

Current version Professional version Trial version Licensed Version

Professional

Plus

Enterprise Professional

Plus

Enterprise

DCFM 10.4.X Professional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

DCFM 10.4.X Professional Plus trial No Yes Yes Yes Yes

DCFM 10.4.X Professional Plus edition No No No Yes Yes

DCFM 10.4.X Enterprise trial No No Yes No Yes

DCFM 10.4.X Enterprise edition No No No No Yes

TABLE 22 SMI Agent only migration paths

Current version Professional version Trial version Licensed Version SMI Agent only

Professional

Plus

Enterprise Professional

Plus

Enterprise

DCFM 10.4.X SMI Agent only No No No No No Yes

Network Advisor 11.0.X SMI

Agent only

No No No No No Yes

Network Advisor 11.1.X SMI

Agent only

No No No No No Yes