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v8.5 Release Notes for On-Premises Forcepoint Email Security : Installation and upgrade
Installation and upgrade
Release Notes | Forcepoint Email Security | Version 8.5 | Updated: 28-Feb-2018
Applies To:
Forcepoint Email Security v8.5
Requirements
On-premises Email Security is supported on the following platforms:
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Forcepoint V Series appliance (V10000 or V5000)
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Forcepoint X Series modular chassis security blade (X10G)
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Virtual appliance
Download the appropriate image file from the My Account downloads page. See the Forcepoint Appliances Getting Started Guide for deployment information.
The Forcepoint Security Manager and Email Log Server are hosted on a separate Windows Server machine. (This server must be running an English language instance of Windows Server.)
Microsoft SQL Server is used for the Email Log Database. See System requirements for this version for detailed information about supported applications and versions.
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Important 
Although a version 8.0 and later Security Manager can allow an earlier version appliance (e.g., version 7.8.4) to be added on the Email Appliances page, the management settings for that appliance are read-only and cannot be modified.
For optimal system efficiency and performance, we strongly recommend that manager console and appliance versions match.
If your Microsoft SQL Server installation uses a named instance, port 1433 is opened on the firewall even if you specify a different port during Email Security installation. You must manually change this port setting after installation is complete.
Upgrade paths
If you are running TRITON AP-EMAIL version 8.1, 8.2, or 8.3, or Forcepoint Email Security version 8.4, you can upgrade directly to Forcepoint Email Security version 8.5. You must perform intermediate upgrades if you are running any other previous version of Email Security Gateway or TRITON AP-EMAIL.
See Upgrading Email Protection Solutions for:
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Links to all direct and intermediate upgrade instructions
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Important information about backing up your system before you upgrade
The following upgrade paths are available for Forcepoint Email Security version 8.5:
Current Version
Upgrade Path
7.8.4
8.4.0
8.5.0
8.0.x
8.3.0
8.5.0
8.1.x, 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.4.x
8.5.0
 
You must upgrade a version 7.8.4 Email Security Gateway X Series chassis security blade to TRITON AP-EMAIL version 8.0.0 before you can upgrade to version 8.5. To upgrade an X Series security blade, see the X Series upgrade guide.

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