Upgrading ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition to ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition supports the following upgrade paths from ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition:
- In-Place Upgrade. With an in-place upgrade, you can upgrade your existing ISA Server 2004 computer to ISA Server 2006 on the existing array equipment. The ISA Server 2006 installation process detects a valid version of ISA Server 2004 and performs an upgrade installation.
- Migration. With a migration, you can export your existing ISA Server 2004 configuration to a computer with a clean installation of ISA Server 2006.
An in-place upgrade requires these steps:
- Export the configuration from the root node.
- Uninstall the ISA Server 2004 Configuration Storage servers.
- Install the ISA Server 2006 Configuration Storage servers.
- Import the configuration to the new Configuration Storage servers.
- Perform an in-place upgrade of array members.
Migration requires these steps:
- Export the configuration from the root node.
- Uninstall the ISA Server 2004 Configuration Storage servers.
- Uninstall ISA Server from the arrays.
- Install the ISA Server 2006 Configuration Storage servers.
- Install ISA Server 2006 on the firewall arrays (keep the same array and server names).
- Import the configuration to the new Configuration Storage servers.
Upgrade from ISA Server 2000 to ISA Server 2006 is not supported.
For additional information please see:
- Upgrade Guide for ISA Server 2006 Standard Edition
- Upgrade Guide for ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
Gabriel Koren
ISA Server Test Team