How do I upgrade from WAAS CM on WAE-7326 to vWAAS CM

Question

           My WAAS network comprises of WAE-612 and WAE-7326 Running Sotware version 4.3.3.1, these are old and we are now going to Cisco 3945 Routers with SRE WAAS and the vWAAS as Central Manager.
The problem is how do I get the configuration across from the 7326 that is a CM to the vWAAS CM?
Can the vWAAS run software version 4.4? if so my standyby CM is a WAE612 which can be upgraded to 4.4, so I would make that the primary CM the new vWAAS as standby, so then the configuration would go across to the new vWAAS. once done make the vWAAS primary again, then install a second vWAAS as standby.
is the above possible?
I can't find any documentation about upgrading the WAAS nework

Answer 1

Hi Edward,
For the upgrade process, you'll have to follow this procedure :
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/app_ntwk_services/waas/waas/v541/release/note/waas541xrn.html#pgfId-171257
So either down grade your vCM to 4.4.7 (this requires that it is a vCM-100 or -2000)
- there probably is a vCM 4.4.7 image out there somewhere, but these could be hard to get.
- or just use the "copy ... install" on your vCM, to get it downgraded.
or use the 294 method (same methodology applies)
But as I see it, there is no need to play around wit ha secondary CM, you don't need the CM to ensure optimization, when things are up and running.
You can easily change a CM to an accellerator by configuration and a reload, unless we're taking vWAAS, where the ova image is locked.
remember to take a backup of your CMS database and place it somewhere else, before starting upgrading.
Best Regards
Finn Poulsen