Upgrading V-Series Appliances
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Upgrading V-Series Appliances
● 10 minutes to back up the V-Series appliance
● 70 to 90 minutes for the patch to perform the upgrade
● 10 minutes to restart the V-Series and verify that the upgrade was successful
● 20 minutes to download the version 7.8.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 and until the appliance
completes restarting. See
Estimates of time to complete upgrade
.
Preparing for the appliance upgrade
V-Series Appliance Upgrade Guide | Upgrades to v7.8.2 and 7.8.3
Before applying the 7.8.2, 7.8.3, or 7.8.4 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 Security solutions, see
Before upgrading Web Security to v7.8.x
● For Email Security Gateway (Anywhere), 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 in another location off the appliance.
Note
Service is not disrupted while the off-box components are
upgraded.
