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Deployment and Installation Center | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x

Web Filter, Web Security, Web Security Gateway, and Web Security Gateway Anywhere, v7.0.x - v7.8.x

Depending on your current version, the order of operating system migration and Websense software upgrade steps varies:

Current Version

Current Platform

1.

Upgrade to v7.5.x in place.

2.

Migrate to Windows 2008.

3.

Upgrade to v7.7.x on the new platform.

4.

Migrate to Windows 2008 R2.

5.

Upgrade to v7.8.x on the new platform.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

1.

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

2.

Upgrade to v7.5.x on the new platform.

3.

Upgrade to v7.7.x.

4.

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

5.

Upgrade to v7.8.x.

1.

Migrate to Windows 2008.

2.

Upgrade to v7.5.x on the new platform.

3.

Upgrade to v7.7.x.

4.

Migrate to Windows 2008 R2.

5.

Upgrade to v7.8.x on the new platform.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

1.

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

2.

Upgrade to v7.5.x on the new platform.

3.

Upgrade to v7.7.x.

4.

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

5.

Upgrade to v7.8.x on the new platform.

1.

Migrate to Windows 2008.

2.

Upgrade to v7.7.x.

3.

Migrate to Windows 2008 R2.

4.

Upgrade to v7.8.x.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

1.

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

2.

Upgrade to v7.7.x on the new platform.

3.

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

4.

Upgrade to v7.8.x on the new platform.

1.

Migrate to Windows 2008 R2.

2.

Do one of the following:

If you have Web Security or Web Filter, upgrade directly to v7.8.x.

If you have Web Security Gateway or Gateway Anywhere, upgrade to v7.7.x, then to v7.8.x.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

1.

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

2.

Upgrade to v7.8.x on the new platform.

Windows 2008 (32-bit)

1.

Migrate to Windows 2008 R2.

2.

Upgrade to v7.8.x on the new platform.

For more detailed migration instructions, see:

Migrating Web Security management components

Moving Web Security policy components to a new machine

Updating the operating system on an existing Web Security machine

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