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Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

p_j_collins — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:42:51 GMT

I'm new to Aerohive. Can someone point in the direction for the migration guide for Hivemanager Classic to the latest Hivemanager (is this now called Extreme connect?). I'm hoping we can share the entitlement key in both while we replicate our configuration, add a single AP, test and then move the rest of the AP's. Am I correct in thinking we can still manage the ap's in the old HM until we export and import into the new HM ?

I'd be grateful of any other tips anyone has who has done this. Do we need to involve Aerohive/3rd part support to this during the process ?

Thanks

Re: Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

samantha_lynn — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:23:07 GMT

This is our migration guide: https://thehivecommunity.aerohive.com/s/article/VHM-Virtual-HiveManager-Migration-Guide

HiveManager NG is now called ExtremeCloud IQ (ECIQ). ECIQ comes in two formats, Select and Connect. Select is the full featured version of ECIQ, which requires an entitlement key so I believe this is the one you want. Connect is a free version of ECIQ that has a limited feature set does not require any entitlement keys.

You can apply your entitlement key to ECIQ and continue to use your Classic instance as normal while you migrate over.

You can purchase migration help if you'd like. To do that you'll want to contact your Sales Engineer. If you're unsure who to contact for your Sales Engineer, I can email you their contact information directly, just let me know.

Re: Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

p_j_collins — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:01:38 GMT

Hi Sam,

Many thanks to you. The video in particular looks very informative.

Just another quick question, I came across the URL filtering configuration in the new management ECIQ, but could not apply it...I guess it's not supported on the AP's (router only). Have you a timeframe of when (if) it will available on AP's ?

Thanks

Paul

Re: Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

samantha_lynn — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:43:16 GMT

Happy to help! URL filtering is indeed a router only feature at the moment, and unfortunately I don't have access to the feature road map so I'm not sure when we're planning to release that feature on the APs as well. I might recommend reaching out to your Sales Engineer about that, they would have more insight on that than I do. If you're unsure who to contact for your Sales Engineer, I can email that information to you directly, just let me know.

Re: Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

p_j_collins — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:44:20 GMT

Hi Sam,

Thanks again on the URLF advice, I'll reach out to our Aerohive support company to see if it's on the roadmap

Thanks

Paul

Re: Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

p_j_collins — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:53:42 GMT

Hi Sam, just one last thing, can we have our current Hivemanager Classic entitlement key loaded onto the new ECIQ Select management at the same time as it still being in use on our HiveManager Classic ? We would want to test with one access point on the new ECIQ platform, and then gradually migrate (export and imprt) the rest of the access points. Or is it that once we migrate the entitlement key onto ECIQ, that key cannot coexist on the old platform and we can no longer manage the old HM Classic if we still have access points yet to be exported ? Thanks again

Re: Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

samantha_lynn — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:08:18 GMT

You will be able to move your key over to ECIQ and continue using HiveManager Classic with the same keys. If you were trying to use two instances of ECIQ with the same key that would cause issues, but Classic and ECIQ can share a key between the two platforms to facilitate a gradual move over to ECIQ.

Re: Migration from Hivemanager Classic to latest Hivemanager guide

p_j_collins — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:34:21 GMT

Many thanks Sam, just what I wanted to hear  As you say, this will allow us to migrate gradually, testing as we go, as we familiarise ourselves with the new platform, without licensing pressures - Thanks