Upgrading Websense Web Security or Web Filter

Upgrading Websense Web Security or Web Filter

Perform an upgrade by running the Websense Web Security/Websense Web Filter 7.5 installer (Websense installer) on a machine with previous-version Websense components installed. The installer detects the presence of the components and upgrades them (with the exception of Remote Filtering Client) to the current version. For instructions on upgrading Remote Filtering Client, see the Remote Filtering Software technical paper.

 

Note  Technical papers and documents mentioned in this supplement are available Websense Technical Library: www.websense.com/library.

Versions 7.x of Websense Web Security or Websense Web Filter may be directly upgraded to version 7.5.

 

Important  Sites upgrading from version 7.1.1 should study the section titled Backing up files to see a list of variables that are returned to their default values during an upgrade from version 7.1.1 to version 7.5.0. Before you upgrade from version 7.1.1, please make a note of any custom values you have given these few variables, so that you can reset them after the upgrade.

New features for version 7.5 are described in the Release Notes for Websense Web Security and Websense Web Filter, Version 7.5. Information specific to this release is also available in the Upgrading User Quick Start tutorial, accessible from within TRITON - Web Security (which replaces Websense Manager) once it is installed.

This supplement provides an overview of the upgrade process, plus:

Versions supported for upgrade

Preparing for the upgrade

Upgrade instructions

Adding components

Changing IP addresses of installed components

For information about upgrading Websense software when integrated with a third-party product, refer to the Websense Installation Guide supplement for your integration product.

 

Note  In this supplement, the term Websense software is used to refer to both Websense Web Security and Websense Web Filter collectively. Either product is named individually if information pertains to it only.

The following diagram provides an overview of the upgrade process.

Upgrading Websense Web Security or Web Filter