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v8.5.3 Release Notes for Forcepoint Email Security : Installation and upgrade
Installation and upgrade
Release Notes | Forcepoint Email Security | Version 8.5.3 | Updated: 30-Nov-2018
Requirements
On-premises Email Security is supported on the following platforms:
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Forcepoint V Series appliance (V20000, 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 system requirements and deployment information.
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Microsoft Azure
Deploy a new Forcepoint Email Security solution from the Azure Marketplace, with or without the Forcepoint Security Manager. See Installing Forcepoint Email Security in Microsoft Azure.
The Forcepoint Security Manager and Email Log Server are hosted on a separate Windows Server machine or virtual machine in Azure. 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.
See Installing Forcepoint Email Security for installation procedures.
Supported operating systems
This version adds support for:
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2016
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CentOS 7.5 64-bit
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SQL Server 2017 (including Express)
This version ends support for:
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Windows Server 2008
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SQL Server 2008
See the Certified Product Matrix for information about all supported platforms.
Upgrade paths
If you are running TRITON AP-EMAIL version 8.2 or 8.3, or Forcepoint Email Security version 8.4 or 8.5, you can upgrade directly to Forcepoint Email Security version 8.5.3. You must perform intermediate upgrades if you are running any other previous version of Email Security Gateway or TRITON AP-EMAIL.
If you are running Forcepoint Email Security in Azure version 8.5, you can migrate configuration settings and data to a new installation of Forcepoint Email Security in Azure version 8.5.3. It is also possible to migrate from version 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, and 8.5.3 on-premises to version 8.5.3 in Azure. All upgrades to version 8.5.3 in Azure require a migration.
If you are running AP-DATA Email Gateway version 8.3, it is not possible to upgrade to version 8.5.3; a new appliance must be installed.
See Upgrading Email Protection Solutions for:
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Detailed upgrade paths
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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
Migration Required?
7.8.4
8.4.0
8.5.3
No
8.0.x
8.3.0
8.5.3
No
8.1.x
8.5.0
8.5.3
No
8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.4.x, 8.5.x
8.5.3
 
No
8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.4.x, 8.5.x
8.5.3 Azure
 
Yes
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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