Upgrading V-Series Appliances
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Upgrading V-Series Appliances
● 10 minutes to back up the V-Series appliance
● 60 to 70 minutes for the patch to perform the upgrade and to verify that the
upgrade was successful
● 20 minutes to download the version 8.1.x TRITON Unified Installer
● 40 to 60 minutes to run the installer to upgrade the TRITON management server
and the Log Server host
● 5 minutes to restart the Windows servers and verify that the upgrade was
successful
Service disruption during upgrade
Appliance services are disrupted while the upgrade is applied to the appliance,
continuing until the appliance completes restarting. See
Preparing for the appliance upgrade
V-Series Appliance Upgrade Guide | Upgrades to v8.1.x
Before applying the 8.1.x patch, perform these tasks and be aware of the
following issues.
If you are not already familiar with the preparation required for upgrade of
off-appliance components, review those requirements before upgrading your
appliances.
● For web protection solutions, see
Before upgrading Web Security to v8.1.x
.
● For email protection solutions, see
Back up appliance configuration and settings
Perform a
full appliance configuration
backup:
1. Log on to Appliance Manager and go to the
Administration > Backup Utility
page.
2. Under Perform Backup, select
Full Appliance Configuration
as the backup type.
3. Click
Run Backup Now
.
4. When the backup file appears in the
Local Backup Files
list, click the backup file
name. When prompted, save the backup file to an off-appliance location.
Note
Service is not disrupted while the off-box components are
upgraded.