Migration steps, from a physical CAS appliance to a Virtual one

Products

• CAS-VA

Issue/Introduction

This article outlines the major migration steps, from a physical CAS appliance to a virtual CAS appliance (CAS-VA). This article focuses on Migration to VMWare.

Environment

CAS-VA

Resolution

Migration Steps:

1. For the CAS-VA System requirements, refer to the Tech. Docs. with the URLs below, for guidance.
   
   Verify Content Analysis System Requirements
   
   Retrieve the Content Analysis VA Serial Number
   
   
2. For downloading and extracting the VAP file, see the guidance in the Tech. Doc. with the URL below.
   
   Download and Extract the VAP File
   
   
3. For Creating the Content Analysis Virtual Appliance, see the steps in the Tech. Doc. with the URL below.
   
   Create the Content Analysis Virtual Appliance
   
   
4. For the post-install steps, including the initial configuration and licensing, please refer to the Tech. Docs. with the URLs below.
   
   Enter the Content Analysis Serial Number
   
   Configure the Content Analysis Virtual Appliance
   
   Install the Content Analysis VA Appliance Certificate and License
   
   Configure Explicit Proxy

If your choice is CAS 3.1.8.x, see the snippets below, for the best possible download option.

You can restore the the config backup from the physical CAS appliance to to the CAS-VA, provided the software versions are the same. See the Tech. Articles with the URLs below, for guidance. Backup/Restore can also be done from Management Center. Restore the config from MC, by clicking the "Restore" button, and following the steps.

Performing a backup and restore on a Content Analysis System appliance

How to back up Device Configuration on Management Center