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Upgrading Email Protection Solutions
Upgrading Email Protection Solutions
Deployment and Installation Center | Email Protection Solutions | v8.4.x
 
The Forcepoint Email Security v8.4.x upgrade process includes appliance components (V Series appliance, X Series security blade, or virtual appliance), along with Forcepoint Security Manager and Email Log Server Windows components. A virtual appliance upgrade applies only to version 7.8.0 and later, and an X Series security blade upgrade applies only to version 7.8.4 and later.
 
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Important 
V Series Dual Mode appliance users:
Beginning with version 8.3.0, dual-mode appliances are not supported. Either the Web or Email solution must be migrated to a new appliance.
To ease the migration effort, special tools have been developed, and a special procedure is recommended. For details, see Upgrading V-Series Dual-Mode Appliances to Version 8.4. Contact your Forcepoint account representative to learn about special promotions for dual-mode deployments planning an upgrade to v8.3 or later.
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V Series appliance users:
Some older V10000 and V5000 appliances are not supported with version 8.0.0 and higher.
See V-Series appliances supported with version 8.0 and higher.
Ensure that your existing deployment includes Forcepoint Security Solutions before you upgrade. If you have used the custom option to install Forcepoint Email Security, you must install Forcepoint Security Solutions as well, for data loss prevention capabilities. Consult the Forcepoint Security Manager Data Security module upgrade procedures, to ensure a smooth upgrade experience. See Upgrading to Forcepoint DLP v8.4.x for details.
If you are running Email Security Gateway version 7.8.4 or TRITON AP-EMAIL version 8.1.x through 8.3.x on a V Series appliance, you can upgrade directly to TRITON AP-EMAIL version 8.3. If you are running Email Security Gateway version 7.8.4 on an X Series appliance, you must upgrade to version 8.0.0 and then 8.3.0 before upgrading to version 8.4.
The following upgrade paths are available for Forcepoint Email Security v8.4:
 
Current Version
Upgrade Path
V Series
 
7.6.x
7.7.0
7.8.0
7.8.4
8.4.0
7.7.x
7.8.0
7.8.4
8.4.0
 
7.8.2 or 7.8.3
7.8.4
8.3.0
 
 
7.8.4 – V Series
8.4.0
 
 
 
8.0.x – V Series
8.3.0
8.4.0
 
 
8.1,x, 8.2.x, or 8.3.x
8.4.0
 
 
 
X Series
 
7.8.4
8.0.0
8.3.0
8.4.0
 
8.0.x
8.3.0
8.4.0
 
 
8.1,x, 8.2.x, or 8.3.x
8.4.0
 
 
 
Virtual Appliance
 
 
 
 
7.8.0, 7.8.2, 7.8.3
7.8.4
8.4.0
 
 
7.8.4
8.4.0
 
 
 
8.0.x
8.3.0
8.4.0
 
 
8.1.x, 8.2.x, 8.3.x
8.4.0
 
 
 
Any version 7.6.x Email Security component that is currently installed on Windows Server 2003 must be migrated to Windows Server 2008 R2 before the upgrade to v7.7.0. Migration to Windows Server 2012 may be performed after an upgrade to v7.8.0.
You should ensure that third-party components are upgraded as well, to work with your new email protection solution version.
For upgrade instructions, see:
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V Series Upgrade Guide
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X Series Upgrade Guide
We recommend that you perform a complete system backup in the event your system experiences a power outage or other interruption during the upgrade process. Recovery procedures are also included in case they are needed.
Contents:
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Backup procedures
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Recovery procedures
After preparations are complete, perform the appropriate upgrade procedure:
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Upgrading Email Security Gateway v7.6.x to v7.7.0
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Upgrading Email Security Gateway v7.7.x to v7.8.0
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Upgrading Email Security Gateway v7.8.0 to v7.8.4
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Upgrading Email Security Gateway v7.8.4 to TRITON AP-EMAIL v8.x

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