Upgrading V-Series Appliances
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Upgrading V-Series Appliances
Upgrade instructions
V-Series Appliance Upgrade Guide | Upgrades to v7.7.x
1. If you have multiple V-Series appliances, read
before
following this procedure.
2. Take all precautions to ensure that power to the V-Series appliance is not
interrupted during the upgrade. Power failure can result in operating system and
software component corruption.
3. Back up appliance configuration and settings. See
4. Restart the appliance (in Appliance Manager:
Status
>
General
>
Restart
Appliance
).
5. If Policy Broker and Policy Database are installed on an off-appliance server,
make sure they’re upgraded to version 7.7.x and are running. You should
simultaneously upgrade all TRITON services that are installed on the off-box
server with Policy Broker and Policy Database.
6. To download the upgrade patch, in the Appliance Manager, go to the
Administration > Patches/Hotfixes > Patches
tab. The 7.7.x upgrade patch
should be listed in the
Table of available patches
. If it’s not, click
Check for
Patches
. The 7.7.x patch should be listed as available.
Alternatively
, the patch can be downloaded from www.forcepoint.com and
uploaded to the appliance.
a. Go to
(formerly MyWebsense) and select the
Downloads
tab.
Click
Get Hotfixes & Patches
. Select your appliance model and version.
b. Download the upgrade patch.
c. Log on to the Appliance Manager, and navigate to
Administration > Patches
/Hotfixes
.
d. Click
Browse
, and select the v7.7.x upgrade file.
e. Click
Upload
. After a few seconds, the upgrade is listed in the
Available
patches
list.
This is an efficient method when your deployment has many appliances because
the download from Forcepoint occurs only once. Other appliances can upload the
patch from the local location.
Important
V-Series appliance services are not available while the
patch is being applied and until the appliance completes
restarting. See
Estimates of time to complete upgrade
It is best to perform the upgrade at a time when service
demand is low.
