Recommended Upgrade Path for Nagios XI

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What version of Nagios XI are you using? Nagios XI 2009R1.1H
Linux Distribution and version? CentOS release 5.4
32 or 64bit? 32 bit
VMware Image or Manual Install of XI? vmware image

I have inherited responsibility for a very "out of date" Nagios installation (as you see from the information above.) I want to bring the software installation up to the latest released revision, along with moving to a 64 bit architecture, and retaining all of our current historical data, components, etc.

Is there a recommended upgrade path to accomplish these goals above?

1. Is the upgrade from 2009R1.1H to 2012R2.5 direct, or do I need to install to jump multiple versions?
2. In shifting from a 32-bit architecture to 64-bit architecture, I was to download the VmWare template that held the installs for 2012R2.5, and then utilize the backup/restore procedure documented in:
http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... ing_XI.pdf
However, these scripts do not exist in the version we currently have running. Can they still be used, or is there another recommended procedure?
3. In order to retain all our performance data, I will have to convert that into rrd files as defined in your FAQ. Is there any other steps I am missing in order to transfer all our data over?

I appreciate the assistance.

Regards,

Cj

[slansing]

What I would recommend doing is upgrading this Xi install all the way up then working on transplanting your RRDs, etc.

To do this, You should probably try making the leap to 2011 first, and then 2012.

Following these instructions:

http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... ctions.pdf

And changing the download and extraction commands to match the version you are working with, you should be able to do this fine.

2011 version to upgrade to:

http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... 3.3.tar.gz

2012 version to upgrade to after the 2011 jump:

http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... 2.5.tar.gz

I'd make a backup of your current system just to keep everything safe.