Upgrading EdgeADC v4 to EdgeADC v5R

An upgrade of an Edgenexus EdgeADC appliance from variant C to variant R is fairly straightforward when it comes to virtual installations. For hardware installations, please take a look further down in this KB article.

To upgrade the ADC, you must first download the VM installation file from https://www.edgenexus.io. Then, fill out the form on the home page and download the version you need for your virtualization environment.

Upgrading a single ADC environment – Cluster method

Note: Upgrading a single ADC will incur an element of downtime.

The cluster method is by far the easiest, but still requires a level of caution when performing the upgrade. Follow the steps below.

• Import the VM installation file into your virtual environment.
• Adjust the memory and CPU, etc, to match your existing ADC. Ensure its in the same subnet and accessible.
• You do not need a static IP for the v5 machine as you will see later.
• Once done, start the VM and use your browser to log into it using admin/jetnexus.
• Go to your EdgeADC v4 and log in using a separate browser tab or window.
• IMPORTANT:
  Navigate to System > License and make a note of the Machine ID. You’ll need this if you cannot find the original license sent to you. In such as case, please email this to support@edgenexus.io and ask for the license file to be resent to you.
  Then, navigate to System > Networking and note the IP address assigned to eth0.
• Navigate to System > Clustering
• Ensure the Role is set to Cluster
• You will see the new v5 ADC VM in the Management section.

• Click on the v5 ADC listed on the left side to highlight it.
• Now click the right chevron icon.
• The v5 ADC will be moved to the right side and will become the secondary cluster member.
• All services etc., will now have been copied across to the new ADC.
• At this point, you will need to power down your v4 VM.
• Go to the v5 ADC web console.
• Navigate to System > Networking
• Change the IP address of eth0 to match the IP address of the v4 ADC VM you just powered down. This will ensure your license works.
• Now, go to System > License and re-import your original license file
• The v5 ADC will now be operational

Upgrading a single ADC environment – Non-Cluster method

Note: Upgrading a single ADC will incur an element of downtime.

• Log into the ADC as an admin user
• Navigate to Advanced > Configuration
• Download the configuration file
• Proceed to Library > SSL Certificates
• Export the SSL certificates – select ALL and provide a password.
• The certificates will be exported as a JNBK encrypted file.

• Import the OVA or other format into your VM infrastructure
• Change the CPU, memory and any other custom parameters so they match the existing v4 ADC VM
• Start the new v5 VM
• Now, it is time to bring down the existing v4 ADC VM. Just power it off, but please do not delete it.
• Let’s move onto the new v5 ADC where we will finish the work.
• Import the configuration file into the new v5 ADC VM.
• Once done, power cycle the new ADC v5 VM.
• Proceed to Library SSL Certificates
• Choose Restore SSL Certificates

• Browse to the JNBK file and provide the password
• Click Restore
• The new v5 ADC should now be available using the original IP address and all its configuration intact.