Upgrading V-Series Appliances
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Upgrading V-Series Appliances
At sites wishing to stay on the 7.7 series, we recommend upgrading to the latest
version of 7.7.x, which is 7.7.3, so that you have the latest fixes and features.
Estimates of time to complete upgrade
V-Series Appliance Upgrade Guide | Upgrades to v7.7.x
The table below provides estimates of the time needed for the 7.7.x patch to be
installed on an appliance. The amount of time varies, as indicated. Not all V-Series
configurations are shown.
The following provides a basic sample scenario:
Approximate total upgrade time, beginning to end, for all upgrade tasks:
● 1 Dual mode V10000 G2 appliance
Note
The upgrades to version 7.7.3 are applied to V-Series
appliances via a software patch. Patches are installed via
the Appliance Manager under the
Administration >
Patches/Hotfixes > Patches
page. You must be running
version 7.7.0 to use the version 7.7.3 patch.
System
Configuration
Elapsed time
V10000 G2
V10000 G3
Web Security Gateway and
Email Security Gateway
User directory and filtering
70 - 90 minutes
V10000 G2
Web security only:
Web Security Gateway
Full policy source
70 - 90 minutes
V10000 G2
V10000 G3
Web Security and Email Security
Gateway
Full policy source
70-90 minutes
V10000 G2
V5000 G2
Web security only:
Web Security Gateway
User directory and filtering
90 - 110 minutes
V10000 G2
Dual mode:
Web Security Gateway and
Email Security Gateway
70 - 90 minutes
V10000 G2
V5000 G2
Email security only
20 - 30 minutes
V5000 G2
Web Security Gateway
filtering only
30 minutes
