Meru Technical Note - Transfer of SA1000 database to SA2000 without Upgrading/Downgrading appliances to the same code versions

How to Transfer a SA1000 Database to a SA2000 without Upgrading/Downgrading both appliances to the same code versions?

REFERENCE:  Chapter 12: 882-90033 Rev A EZRF NM Rel 3.0-40 Ver 1 Users Guide

RELATED PRODUCTS: SA1000, SA2000

RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: 3.2-38

KEYWORDS: EzRF, SA1000, SA2000, Restore, Backup, Database

PROCESS:

Copy SA1000 backup off box

1.      Login to SA1000 CLI

2.      View backups, type: show backup

3.      Move the most current backup off box to a FTP Server:

copy /data/backup/nms/Backup-3.2-28-XXX-XXX-XXX.tar.gz ftp://anonymous@FTPServer/

Restore data to SA2000

1.      Login to SA2000 CLI

2.      If current SA code version is 3.2-38 or above do not need to upgrade you can skip this step, if not please upgrade:

1.      Upload software version 3.2-38 to your FTP server

2.      Copy to SA2000: copy ftp://ftpuser:ftppasswd@offbox-ip-address/meru-nm-3.2-38-SA2000-rpm.tar<space>.

3.      To check for successful ftp upload, type: show flash

4.      Upgrade: upgrade nms-server 3.2-38

3.      Copy backup data from FTP Server: copy ftp://anonymous@FTPServer/Backup-3.2-38-SA2000-XXX-XXX-XXX.tar.gz /data/backup/nms/

4.      Verify file has been copied: show backup

5.      Restore backup: restore Backup-3.2-28-XXX-XXX-XXX.tar.gz