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v8.0.0 Release Notes for Websense V-Series Appliances : Installation and upgrade
Installation and upgrade
Topic 60192 | Release Notes | Websense V-Series Appliances | 2-February-2015
The Quick Start poster and Getting Started guide are your comprehensive resources for installing the physical unit, running firstboot, and completing initial configuration.
V10000 G2 Quick Start poster
V10000 G3 Quick Start poster
V5000 Quick Start poster
V-Series Getting Started guide
Upgrading to version 8.0.0
You can upgrade directly to version 8.0.0 from 7.8.1, 7.8.2, 7.8.3, or 7.8.4, through the V-Series console by loading and applying the version 8.0.0 patch.
Complete upgrade instructions are located in the V-Series Appliance Upgrade Guide.
 
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Important 
If you have multiple appliances, and:
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They are running version 7.8.3 or 7.8.4
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You plan to download the upgrade patch and then upload it to a local host for download to the other appliances
You may run into a Java version error. For a complete description and work around, please see the knowledge base article V-Series patch upload Java version error.
Upgrade summary
To install the 8.0.0 patch, go to the Administration > Patches / Hotfixes > Patches tab, and click Check for Patches. Once the 8.0.0 patch has been downloaded, click Install.
After it is downloaded to one appliance, the patch file can be saved to a local machine. From the local machine, you can upload it to any 7.8.x appliance by going to the Administration > Patches / Hotfixes > Patches tab and clicking Upload Patch Manually.
 
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Important 
The order of upgrade of the components in the deployment is extremely important. Please follow the detailed instructions described in the V-Series Appliance Upgrade Guide.
 
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Important 
After upgrading a filtering only appliance with an off-appliance policy source, the Web module of the TRITON Manager lists two Filtering Service instances with the same IP address in Settings > Network Agent > Global.
To avoid this problem, before upgrading a filtering only appliance to v8.0.0:
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Switch filtering only mode to full policy source mode.
2.
Run the upgrade process.
3.
Switch the mode back to filtering only.
For high-level upgrade flow diagrams, see:
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Web Security Gateway and Email Security Gateway on V-Series: Upgrade to 8.0.x
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Web Security and Web Security Gateway on V-Series: Upgrade to 8.0.x
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Email Security Gateway on V-Series: Upgrade to 8.0.x
Security mode provisioning
V-Series appliances support the following security modes. Note that the names of the modes change from v7.8.x to v.8.0.0. See TRITON APX.
Your subscription key should match the security modes you select during firstboot.
 
7.8.x Security Modes
New 8.0.0 Security Modes
V5000
V10000
Standalone mode
Web Security
Web Filter & Security
X
 
Web Security Gateway
TRITON AP-WEB
X
X
Web Security Gateway Anywhere
TRITON AP-WEB with:
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Web Hybrid Module
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Web DLP Module
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Web Sandbox Module
X
X
Email Security Gateway
TRITON AP-EMAIL
X
X
Email Security Gateway Anywhere
TRITON AP-EMAIL with:
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Email Hybrid Module
X
X
Dual Mode
Web Security
and
Email Security Gateway
Web Filter & Security and
TRITON AP-EMAIL
X
X
Web Security Gateway or Gateway Anywhere
and
Email Security Gateway or Gateway Anywhere
TRITON AP-WEB and
TRITON AP-EMAIL
 
X
Once configured, the appliance can be changed to another security mode only after restoring the appliance to the factory image. The security mode cannot be changed by running firstboot again.
Web browsers with the V-Series manager
V-Series appliances are configured and maintained with a Web-based user interface called the V-Series manager.
When you access the V-Series manager for the first time, you will get a certificate warning because the V-Series manager offers a self-signed certificate. To eliminate the warnings, install the certificate into your browser's CA store. For instructions, see your browser documentation.
The V-Series manager should be used with one of these supported browsers:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 standard mode
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 standard mode
 
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Note 
Do not use Compatibility View with any version of Internet Explorer.
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Mozilla Firefox version 4.4 through 32
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Chrome 13 through 38
If you have another browser or version, the management interface may behave in unexpected ways or report an error.
Downloading the TRITON Unified Security Center Installer
The TRITON Manager and several other components are installed off of the appliance, on separate servers.
To download the TRITON version 8.0.0 Setup program:
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Go to mywebsense.com and log onto your account.
You are taken to the My Products and Subscriptions page.
2.
Click the Downloads tab.
3.
Under Download Product Installers, select your Product and Version (8.0.0).
The available installers are listed under the form.
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Click the plus sign ("+") next to an installer entry for more information about the installer.
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Click the download link to download the installer.

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