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Hi,

I was hoping for some advice please on the best procedure in which to go about copying profiles, user roles and VAP's from an existing operational system to new.

I am dealing with a customer that is running 2x version 8 virtual mobility conductors and 4x hardware controllers that are split into 2x hierarchical folders (2x controllers in each). The customer at present has configuration differences between all 4x controllers and their associated folders.

The customer is planning on migrating all 4x controllers over to 2x new virtual mobility conductors and hoping to "merge" or "unify" all the configuration mismatches between the devices into a single folder on the new system.

My question would be if this would be a manual task of copying and pasting over each profile, roles, ACL's and VAP's from each of the controllers or could there be a better way to tackle this?

TIA

If both the "new" and "old" systems can be in place at the same time, this is a great opportunity to create things from scratch and to leave any old and extraneous configuration behind.  You could then migrate access points over to the new system.  Over time, older configuration is done and never reviewed and it stays in place .  Merging the configurations together without review could create serious issues.

I would create the Virtual from scratch with the defaults using the SSID creation wizard on the new system at a single common container level created under /md so that you do not have to pursue deltas and changes all through a new hierarchy. 

Again, this is my opinion based on helping companies do migrations.

Hi,

I was hoping for some advice please on the best procedure in which to go about copying profiles, user roles and VAP's from an existing operational system to new.

I am dealing with a customer that is running 2x version 8 virtual mobility conductors and 4x hardware controllers that are split into 2x hierarchical folders (2x controllers in each). The customer at present has configuration differences between all 4x controllers and their associated folders.

The customer is planning on migrating all 4x controllers over to 2x new virtual mobility conductors and hoping to "merge" or "unify" all the configuration mismatches between the devices into a single folder on the new system.

My question would be if this would be a manual task of copying and pasting over each profile, roles, ACL's and VAP's from each of the controllers or could there be a better way to tackle this?

TIA

Hi,

I was hoping for some advice please on the best procedure in which to go about copying profiles, user roles and VAP's from an existing operational system to new.

I am dealing with a customer that is running 2x version 8 virtual mobility conductors and 4x hardware controllers that are split into 2x hierarchical folders (2x controllers in each). The customer at present has configuration differences between all 4x controllers and their associated folders.

The customer is planning on migrating all 4x controllers over to 2x new virtual mobility conductors and hoping to "merge" or "unify" all the configuration mismatches between the devices into a single folder on the new system.

My question would be if this would be a manual task of copying and pasting over each profile, roles, ACL's and VAP's from each of the controllers or could there be a better way to tackle this?

TIA

I agree with Joseph to create a new configuration from scratch. Much safer and faster approach than trying to merge a lot of history into new bundle. Check the relevant current configurations for actively used parts from all systems, evaluate real requirements and create new fresh config. 

Best, Gorazd 

Hi,

I was hoping for some advice please on the best procedure in which to go about copying profiles, user roles and VAP's from an existing operational system to new.

I am dealing with a customer that is running 2x version 8 virtual mobility conductors and 4x hardware controllers that are split into 2x hierarchical folders (2x controllers in each). The customer at present has configuration differences between all 4x controllers and their associated folders.

The customer is planning on migrating all 4x controllers over to 2x new virtual mobility conductors and hoping to "merge" or "unify" all the configuration mismatches between the devices into a single folder on the new system.

My question would be if this would be a manual task of copying and pasting over each profile, roles, ACL's and VAP's from each of the controllers or could there be a better way to tackle this?

TIA

Thank you Gorazd for your reply.

Yeah I agree with you both. We have scheduled some time next week with the customer to comb through his existing configuration and only keep parts that are still relevant to him.

I agree with Joseph to create a new configuration from scratch. Much safer and faster approach than trying to merge a lot of history into new bundle. Check the relevant current configurations for actively used parts from all systems, evaluate real requirements and create new fresh config. 

Best, Gorazd 

Hi,

I was hoping for some advice please on the best procedure in which to go about copying profiles, user roles and VAP's from an existing operational system to new.

I am dealing with a customer that is running 2x version 8 virtual mobility conductors and 4x hardware controllers that are split into 2x hierarchical folders (2x controllers in each). The customer at present has configuration differences between all 4x controllers and their associated folders.

The customer is planning on migrating all 4x controllers over to 2x new virtual mobility conductors and hoping to "merge" or "unify" all the configuration mismatches between the devices into a single folder on the new system.

My question would be if this would be a manual task of copying and pasting over each profile, roles, ACL's and VAP's from each of the controllers or could there be a better way to tackle this?

TIA