Brocade Network Advisor SAN Installation and Migration Guide v12.0.0 (53-1002801-01, March 2013)

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Chapter
3
Data Migration
In this chapter
•Upgrading the license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
•Supported migration paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
•Pre-migration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
•Migrating data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Upgrading the license
NOTE
You cannot upgrade the license key from Professional edition.
The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new
license information on the Network Advisor License dialog box. The following tables list the
available upgrade paths:
1. Select Help > License.
The Network Advisor License dialog box displays.
2. Browse to the license file (.xml) and click Update.
3. Click OK on the Network Advisor License dialog box.
4. Click OK on the message.
The Client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the Server, Client and Server
Management Console for the changes to take effect.
5. Open the application (double-click the desktop icon or open from the Start menu).
The Log In dialog box displays.
TABLE 12 SAN upgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN Professional SAN Professional Plus Trial or Licensed version
SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
SAN Professional Plus Trial SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
SAN Professional Plus Licensed version SAN Enterprise Licensed version
SAN Enterprise Trial SAN Enterprise Licensed version