5-82
User
Guide

for

the

Cisco

Application

Networking

Manager

5.2
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Chapter
5






Importing

and

Managing

Devices
Replacing
an

ACE

Module

Managed

by

ANM
Replacing
an

ACE

Module

Managed

by

ANM
This
section

describes

the

process

that

you

must

follow

when

replacing

an

ACE

module

that

is

currently
managed
by

ANM.You

may

need

to

replace

an

ACE

module

to

perform

a

hardware

upgrade

or

replace
a
device

associated

with

a

Return

Materials

Authorization

(RMA).
The
pr

ocedures

in

t

his

s

ection

show

how

to

replace

an

ACE

module

using

either

the

pr

eferred

method,
which
uses

the

ANM

GUI,

or

the

alternate

method,

which

uses

a

combination

of

the

ACE

CLI

and

the
ANM
GUI.
Guidelines
and

Restrictions
This
topic

includes

the

following

guidelines

and

restrictions:

•
The
replacement

process

includes

creating
a
backup

of

the

ACE

module

being

removed

and
installing
the

backup

on

the

replacement

module.

The

final

step

is

to

run

a

script

that

maps

the
domain
attributes

that

were

mapped

to

the

old

ACE

module

serial

number

to

the

new

module

serial
number.
These

domain

attributes

include

items

such

as

re

al

servers,

virtual

servers,

user

gr

oups,
custom
gr

oups,

mobile

favorites,

and

so

forth.
Caution
When
replacing

your
ACE
module,

it

is

important

that

you
complete

the

entire

replacement

procedure
before
attempting

to

edit

the

properties

of

any

domain.

Editing

the

domains

before

running

the

script

that
remaps
existing

domain

attributes

to

the

new

ACE

module

serial

number

can

result

in

the

attributes

being
removed.

•
If
you

currently

use

an

ACE10

or

ACE20

module,

you

must

upgrade

to

the

ACE30

module
with

ACE
software
Version

A5(1.0)

to

use

the

new

features

associated

with

the

A5(1.0)

release

in

ANM

5.1.
For
more

information

about

a

module

upgrade,

see

the

Cisco

Application

Control

Engine

(ACE30)
Module
Installation

Note.
Caution
When
replacing

an

ACE

module

that

is

part

of

a

redundant

pair

providing

high

availability,

be

sure

that
the
ACE

module

being

replaced

is

operating

in

the

standby

state

and

not

in

the

active

state.

Replacing
an
active

redundant

ACE

module

is

a

service-affecting

operation.


The
st

ate

information

is

di

splayed

in

the

HA

State

and

HA

Autosync

fields

when

you

choose

Config

>
Devices
>

virtual_context.

Force

a

switchover

if

needed

to

place

the

ACE

module

in

the

standby

state
before
you

replace

it.
Prerequisites
To
perform

the

procedures

in

this

section,

you

need

a

copy

of

the

Cisco

Application

Control

Engine
(ACE30)
Module

Installation

Note

which

you

can

obtain

on

Cisco.com.
This
section

includes

the

following

topics:

•
Using
the

Preferred

Method

to

Replace
an
ACE

Module,

page
5-82

•
Using
the

Alternate

Method

to

Replace
an
ACE

Module,

page
5-84
Using
the

Preferred

Method

to

Replace

an

ACE

Module
You
can

replace

an

ACE

module

currently

managed

by

ANM

by

using

the

ANM

GUI-based

method.