NAC replacement procedure

[vijay kumar]

Hi Experts ,

Our NAC 3315 is not working due to some hardware failure . So we are going to replace that .Hence kindly confirm the steps to take backup and procedure to install it?

Thanks,

Regards,

Vijay.

[Anas Naqvi]

Hello Vijay,

Please check the following links,

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/nac/appliance/configuration_guide/45/cam/m_admin.html#wp1040542

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/nac/appliance/configuration_guide/45/cam/m_instal.html

[vijay kumar]

Hi Anas,

Thanks for the reply . We arehaving only guest nac server 3315 . The above said links points to some NAC CAM . I m not sure on this . Could u plz explain.

Regards,

Vijay.

[Gurpreet Puri]

Hi Vijay,

Below is the link which explained how to backup and restore the guest nac server 3310:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/nac/guestserver/configuration_guide/20/g_backup.html

Regards,

Gurpreet S Puri

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[vijay kumar]

Hi Gurpreet ,

Thanks for your reply . Is there a way that we can take backup from CLI mode of NAC?

Regards,

Vijay

[Charlie Moreton]

Which software version of the NAC Guest Server are you running?

[vijay kumar]

Hi charles,

We are running 2.0.2

[Charlie Moreton · Accepted solution]

Since there seems to be no method of performing a CLI backup on the 3315 appliance, we must go the route of the workaround. This may seem a bit out there, but is the only way that I can see a backup being created without using the WebGUI.

First and foremost, do you have any IP access to the NAC appliance?

If not, quit reading and contact TAC.

If you have setup backups in the past, they are stored in the /guest/bakcups directory and can be transferred via FTP, SFTP, etc..

If not, then download an upgrade file that is newer than the release you are running (if you are running the latest release, download the upgrade file to get to that release). In this case, v2.1.  Transfer the file to your repository and initiate the upgrade on the NAC Guest server.

Note Before the 2.1 upgrade, a backup snapshot of the existing 1.x or 2.0.x database is automatically created and stored in the /guest.bak directory. In the event of an upgrade failure, Cisco recommends making a local backup of this directory.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/nac/guestserver/release_notes/21/gsrn21.html#wp111257

Otherwise, I am at a loss on this issue.

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Charles Moreton