Migrating from NetBox 3.1 to NetBox Enterprise 3.1
If you are upgrading your solid-state NetBox system capacity by migrating to a disk-based NetBox
Enterprise complete the following procedures. You will need a NetBox Enterprise or Enterprise Ultra
and a Node-only blade to replace the Controller/Node blade that is currently in your solid-state
NetBox.
Back up the NetBox data
1. Login to the NetBox 3.1 system.
2. Select Administration : Utility : Backup System.
3. Enter a comment to explain the purpose of this backup.
4. Click Full Backup.
5. When the backup is complete it is listed in the Existing Backups section.
6. Download a copy of this backup to a disk drive by clicking the get link in the Download?
column.
7. In the File Download dialog click Save.
8. In the Save As dialog browse to the location where you wish to save this backup.
9. Click Save.
Replace the solid-state NetBox controller with a Node-only blade
1. Select Setup : Site Settings : Network Nodes.
2. From the Name drop-down select the Node that you will replace.
3. Write down the Node name and Unique Identifier for this node. You will need to know this
later to complete your configuration.
4. Select Setup : System Maintenance : Utilities.
5. Click the Shutdown Now button in the System Functions section of this page.
6. Please wait for the system countdown to complete and you will hear two beeps.
7. Remove power from the NetBox.
8. Replace the Controller/node blade with a Node-only blade.
9. Re-power the now Node-only NetBox.
NOTE: By default, nodes come from the factory set to DHCP.
Start the NetBox Enterprise and restore the data backup
NOTE: If you set your NetBox Enterprise IP settings to the same settings as the previous
controller then router settings, port forwarding settings, and Node auto-discovery settings will
not need to be changed.
1. Connect power and the network to the NetBox Enterprise.
2. Open the drive door on the front panel of the NetBox Enterprise and press the power switch.
The NetBox XL may need 2 to 3 minutes to launch.
3. Open your browser and enter the NetBox Enterprise IP address into the address line. Press
the Enter key.
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