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How to Migrate from r6.x

Complete the follow procedures to complete a migration from r6.x to r12.0 SP3:

1. Review the sections in Before You Upgrade the Policy Server.
2. Upgrade an r6.x Policy Server to r12.0 SP3.

   Note: Consider the following:

   • The Policy Server installer replaces the r6.x Policy Server User Interface with the FSS Administrative UI during the upgrade. The r12.0 SP3 Policy Server continues to provide access control and generates log files that contain auditing information. However, you cannot administer the r6.x policy store through an r12.0 SP3 Policy Server until the Administrative UI is installed.
   • An r12.0 SP3 Policy Server can only communicate with an r12.0 SP3 key database. If you are upgrading a Federation Security Services environment, do one of the following:
     • Upgrade the existing SiteMinder key database to r12.0 SP3.
     • Migrate the existing keys and certificates to an r12.0 SP3 SiteMinder key database.

     The Policy Server installer lets you upgrade a key database to r12.0 SP3 or create an r12.0 SP3 key database during the Policy Server upgrade.

3. Review After You Upgrade the Policy Server.
4. (Optional) Migrate AM key store (AM.keystore) data into the r12.0 SP3 SiteMinder key database.

   Note: This step is only required if you are upgrading an r6.0, r6.0 SP1, r6.0 SP2, r6.0 SP3, and r6.0 SP4 Federation Security Services environment.

5. Upgrade an r6.x Web Agent to r12.0 SP3.
6. Upgrade the remaining r6.x Policy Servers and r6.x Web Agents to r12.0 SP3, respectively.

   Important! Although the Policy Servers continue to protect resources and you have access to the Policy Server Management Console, you cannot administer the Policy Servers. The Policy Server installer replaced the Policy Server User Interface with the FSS Administrative UI during the upgrade. You cannot record policy information in the policy store until you have installed the r12.0 SP3 Administrative UI. Account for this time as you plan your migration.

   Note: If you are upgrading an r6.0, r6.0 SP1, r6.0 SP2, r6.0 SP3, or r6.0 SP4 Federation Security Services environment, migrate AM.keystore data into the r12.0 SP3 SiteMinder key database.

7. Upgrade the r6.x policy and key stores to r12.0 SP3

   Note: The existing r6.x policy store schema has not changed. The r12.0 SP3 migration requires that you extend the policy store schema for policy store for objects that r12.0 SP3 requires.

8. Install the r12.0 SP3 Administrative UI.
9. (Optional) Register each FSS Administrative UI with its respective Policy Server.
10. (Optional) Install a Report Server.

    Note: For more information about registering a FSS Administrative UI and installing the Report Server, see the Policy Server Installation Guide.

Upgrade an r6.x Policy Server

The following sections detail how to upgrade an r6.x Policy Server on Windows and UNIX.