Cisco ACE-4710-1F-K9 User Guide

Cisco ACE-4710-1F-K9 Manual

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    Ordering an Upgrade License and Generating a Key • Upgrading Your ACE Software in a Redundant Configuration • Downgrading Your ACE Software in a Redundant Configuration • ACE Documentation Set • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170
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    Licenses Current License ACE 4710 bundle licenses ACE-4710-0.5F-K9 • 0.5 Gbps throughput • 100 Mbps compression • 100 SSL TPS • 5 virtual contexts (VCs) Need Increased SSL, compression, and/or VCs ACE-4710-0.5F-K9 • 0.5 Gbps throughput • 100 Mbps compression • 100 SSL TPS • 5 VCs ACE-4710-1F-K9
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    upgrade with ACE-4710-BUN-UP2= (Two licenses required for two 4710s in the 2PAK bundle) • 1000 SSL TPS • 5 VCs ACE-4710-2F-K9 • 2 2 Gbps throughput • Retains previous combination of feature licenses OL-25719-01 Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance 3
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    A4(2.0) and later. Note Software version A4(2.0) and later contain only license bundles with 0.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, or 4 Gbps of bandwidth and with all feature licenses at their maximum values. Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance 4 OL-25719-01
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    License ACE 4710 bundle licenses ACE-4710-0.5F-K9 • 0.5 Gbps throughput • 100 Mbps compression • 100 SSL TPS • 5 VCs ACE-4710-0.5F-K9 • 0.5 Gbps throughput • 100 Mbps compression • 100 SSL TPS • 5 VCs ACE-4710-1F-K9 • 1 Gbps throughput • 500 Mbps compression • 5000 SSL TPS • 5 VCs ACE-4710-1F-K9
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    -01-LIC • Any combination of feature licenses Throughput upgrade to 4 Gbps Start upgrade with ACE-4710-BUN-UPG2= and then ACE-4710-BUN-UPG3= • 4 Gbps throughput • 2 Gbps compression • 7500 SSL TPS • 20 VCs Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance 6 OL
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    software features in A4(1.1) are not supported in A4(2.0) and you will lose those Guide, Cisco ACE Application Control Engine for software version A4(2.0). ACE Appliance with Software Release A4(1.1), A3(2.7), and Earlier Licenses current license levels, without having to buy new software licenses.
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    and managing ACE licenses: • Using the ACE ACE CLI, see Chapter 3, Managing ACE Software Licenses, in the Administration Guide, Cisco ACE Application Control Engine. • Using the ACE Device Manager, see Chapter 2, Configuring Virtual Contexts, in the Device Manager Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series
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    normally. To avoid this license incompatibility issue, you can install a 20-virtual context license before you upgrade your ACEs to software version A4 "Configuring Redundant ACEs" in the Administration Guide, Cisco ACE Application Control Engine. OL-25719-01 Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700
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    support. In the STANDBY_WARM state, as with the STANDBY_HOT state, configuration mode is disabled on the standby ACE and configuration and state synchronization continues. A failover from the active ACE to the standby ACE /Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance 10 OL-
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    Upgrading Your ACE Software in a Redundant Configuration The following software version combinations in Table 4 indicate whether the SRG compatibility field displays WC WC WC WC WC WC WC WC WC C OL-25719-01 Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance 11
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    ACE software version A3(1.0) or higher, configuration synchronization may fail and the context may not be in the STANDBY_HOT state. For details on changing the default Admin password, do one of the following: • From the CLI, see Chapter 1, Setting Up the ACE, in the Administration Guide, Cisco ACE
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    a user account password, see Chapter 2, Configuring Virtualization, in the Virtualization Guide, Cisco ACE Application Control Engine. In this case, the configuration of each context in your ACE. A checkpoint creates a snapshot of your configuration that you can later roll back to in case a problem
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    downgrade and restore the existing startup configuration to your ACE. For more information about the copy command, see the Administration Guide, Cisco ACE Application Control Engine. Upgrade Procedure To upgrade your ACE software in a redundant configuration, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step
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    context in the STANDBY_HOT state (ACE-2) first by entering the reload command in Exec mode. ACE-2/Admin# reload This command will reboot the system Save configurations for all the contexts. Save? [yes/no]: [yes] OL-25719-01 Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine
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    reboot the system Save configurations for all the contexts. Save? [yes/no]: [yes] Step 14 Verify that ACE-1 is in the ACTIVE state and ACE-2 is in the STANDBY_WARM state by entering the show ft group detail command in Exec mode. Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control
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    from software version A4(2.0), this command is removed from the startup configuration. You must reconfigure it after the downgrade process is completed. • If your ACE includes the 0.5-Gbps bundled license (ACE-4710-0.5F-K9) that is available with software version A3(2.0) or later, ensure that you
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    ) to ACE-1. If ACE-1 is configured with a higher priority and preempt is configured on the FT group, ACE-1 reasserts control after it has received all configuration and state information from ACE-2, making ACE-2 the new standby. ACE-1 becomes the active ACE again. Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE
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    , Describes how to use the CSS-to-ACE conversion tool to Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application migrate Cisco Content Services Switches (CSS) Control Engine running-configuration or startup-configuration files to the ACE. Device Manager Guide, Cisco ACE Describes how to use the Device Manager GUI
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    -to-end SSL System Message Guide, Cisco ACE Describes how to configure system message logging on the ACE. Application Control Engine This guide also lists and describes the system log (syslog) messages generated by the ACE. Virtualization Guide, Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Describes
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    Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Document Title Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information, Cisco ACE 4710 Application Control Engine Appliance Release Note, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance User Guide, Cisco Application Networking Manager Description
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Upgrade/Downgrade Guide, Cisco ACE 4700
Series Application Control Engine Appliance
Software Verion A4(2.0) and Later
September, 2011
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Contents
This upgrade/downgrade guide applies to software version A4(2.0) and later for the Cisco ACE 4700
Series Application Control Engine Appliance. For information on the ACE features and configuration
details, see the ACE appliance documentation located on www.cisco.com at:
This guide contains the following sections:
Upgrade Scenarios Based on Licenses in Software Release A4(1.1), A3(2.7), and Earlier
Upgrade Scenarios Based on Software Release A4(2.0) and Later Licenses
Effects of Upgrading or Downgrading to or from Software Release A4(2.0) or Later
Ordering an Upgrade License and Generating a Key
Upgrading Your ACE Software in a Redundant Configuration
Downgrading Your ACE Software in a Redundant Configuration
ACE Documentation Set
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request