Upgrading to Data Security 7.6.0

Applies to

Data Security v7.1, v7.5, v7.6

Web Security Gateway Anywhere v7.5, v7.6

Upgrading to Data Security v7.6

This section describes how to upgrade a Data Security from v7.1 or v7.5 to v7.6. For information on how to upgrade Data Security software to v7.6.3, refer to Upgrading Websense software to the latest v7.6.x.

Note the following exceptions when you are upgrading Websense Data Security software to v7.6:

Version 7.6 has a new permission structure. When upgrading, roles are reset to support the new structure.

Exchange Agent is no longer supported in version 7.6. Upon upgrade, it is removed.

If the SMTP agent was installed previously on the Data Security Management Server, it will no longer be present if you upgrade the Data Security Management Server to a Windows 2008 R2 machine.

There are also some exceptions specific to your version.

v7.1 exceptions

When upgrading from Data Security Suite 7.1:

Only incident data and forensics are upgraded.

Policies, profiles, and settings from v7.1 are not available post-upgrade and they cannot be restored.

Fingerprints are deleted.

The following reporting features are lost:

Report filters

User preferences

Report schedules

Remediation scripts are lost.

Customized roles are granted Default Role permissions.

Safend Agent is not supported in versions 7.5 and 7.6. When upgrading from version 7.1, it is removed.

v7.5 exceptions

The Traffic Log screen may display the following actions incorrectly for version 7.5 traffic:

Block

Encrypt

Endpoint confirm allow

Endpoint confirm denied

If you choose to use SQL Server 2008 R2 Express to store Data Security data, only the 4 most recent partitions will be online. All other partitions are archived.

See Upgrade Notes and Exceptions for full details.

For instructions on upgrading, see the following topics:

Upgrading Data Security Management Server

Upgrading a supplemental Data Security server or standalone agents

Upgrading a Data Security Protector

Upgrading Content Gateway with Data Security

Upgrading Data Security endpoints