1. What do you need?
- 2 running Imprivata Appliances
- Imprivata appliance version 7.8 or higher (check Imprivata documentation for details)
- G4 Appliance downloaded from Imprivata Support page
- Imprivata G4 license file
- Space for two new Imprivata Appliances on your hypervisor, on the same subnet as the existing appliances, preferable on the same host.
2. Create G4 appliances
- Import the (first) G4 OVA into your Hypervisor
- Power on after import, do not touch the console
- Import the (second) G4 OVA into your Hypervisor
- Power on after import, do not touch the console
3. Create enterprise export
- Logon to the G3 Appliance Console (http://ApplianceName:81)
- Goto systems tab, Operations
- Click on Open export wizard -> Start a new Export
- Click Start export, download export when ready
- Enter your superadmin credentials when prompted
4. Configure G4 appliances
- Power on the two new G4 appliances
- Configure network settings with temporary IP addresses
- Reboot appliances
5. Import Enterprise export
- Goto appliance Console (https://appliance_ip:81) of first appliance
- Accept license agreements
- Click Next
- Select recreate an existing enterprise from a export file
- Click next
- Select your export file, enter the password if encrypted
- Click Next
- Enter the Temp IP addresses of your new appliances and select Database and Service
- Click next when ready
- Upload the G4 license file
- Click start import
- Now get some coffee and wait
- The second appliance should look like this while importing
6. Setup Client testing
How to test the new appliances before going into production?
By changing a simple registry key on a client device, communication is redirected to the new appliances.
- Connected with production Appliance
- Change this replace this IP address
with new Temp IP and reboot the device.
- Connected with the new appliance after the reboot.
- Do this test for endpoints and servers.
7. Switch to production
- The following steps will cause down time of Imprivata for approximately 30 minutes.
- Logon to the new appliance at https://appliance_temp_ip:81
- Goto network tab
- Click on Switch to production
- Click Ok
- The Current production Appliances must be switched off before the switch to production can be executed.
- Logon to the production appliances via https://production:81
- Got to operations tab
- Click on Appliance operations
- Shutdown this appliances
- Shutdown the second appliance (and third)
- Start switch to production again
- Switch is in progress
- When switch is ready, the appliances will reboot automatically
- Logon to workstation and check if Imprivata is connected and working as expected
8. Client upgrade
- When the appliance upgrade is ready. All clients must be upgraded with the new client.
