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Rapid Upgrade
Upgrading Servers or Migrating Agents to Control Manager
Rapid upgrade works using the approach presented in the table below.
TABLE 4-3. Rapid Upgrade
ORIGINAL SERVER/AGENT ACTION
Control Manager 5.0/5.5 with MCP agents Register MCP agents to the Control
Manager 6.0 server and then re-organize
the Product Directory structure
Control Manager 5.0/5.5 with mixed agents Register MCP agents to the Control
Manager 6.0 server and then re-organize
Product Directory structure
Trend Micro recommends rapid upgrade for migrating agents in a laboratory setting or
in relatively small networks, preferably during test deployments (see Testing Control
Manager at One Location on page 2-12). However, since you cannot stop the migration once
it starts, this method works best for smaller deployments. The degree of difficulty
increases with the size of the network.
Phased Upgrade
Trend Micro recommends a phased upgrade for large, single-server Control Manager
5.0/5.5 networks. This is essential for multiple-server networks. This method offers a
more structured approach to migrating your system, and follows these guidelines:
• Start migration on systems with the least impact on the existing network, and then
proceed to the systems with progressively greater impact
• Upgrade the old network in well-planned stages, rather than all at once
This will simplify any troubleshooting that may be required.
Phased upgrade involves the following steps:
1. Install Control Manager 6.0 on a server that does not have any previous Control
Manager version installed (preferably without any managed products).
2. Run the AgentMigrateTool.exe tool on the Control Manager 6.0 server.
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