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title: Upgrades
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/cfgimport/upgrades
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:46:48.959Z
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This chapter discusses the effect of Traffic Manager version upgrades on the Configuration Importer.

## Importing Configuration to Upgraded Traffic Managers

As described in [Snapshots](docId\:g5GhSl8AU5jbANxdvWL5o), the Configuration Importer requires a snapshot of the configuration when the Traffic Manager is first deployed in order to establish a baseline on which to apply the imported configuration. As such, the Configuration Importer is not able to apply configuration to a Traffic Manager that was upgraded from a version prior to present version as no such snapshot was taken at the time the Traffic Manager was first deployed.

Ivanti recommends you deploy a new Traffic Manager instance at the latest version and use the Configuration Importer with the new instance. However, if necessary, create a snapshot manually on the upgraded instance using the instructions described in [Snapshotting Configuration in Other Deployments](docId\:eDLfaYu1rcYD4HeORYEsr).

## Upgrading Traffic Managers with Imported Configuration

Ivanti recommends that upgrades are performed by creating a new Traffic Manager instance at the latest version and using the Configuration Importer to apply the same configuration as applied to the older instance.