Upgrading V-Series Appliances
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Upgrading V-Series Appliances
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 v8.0.x
Before applying the 8.0.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 v8.0.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 in another location off the appliance.
Content Gateway logs
If the appliance hosts Web Security Gateway (Anywhere), during the upgrade,
depending on their size, older Content Gateway logs may be automatically removed
by the upgrade procedure to make room for the new version.
To ensure that all Content Gateway logs are retained, you can download the Content
Gateway logging directory.
1. In the Appliance Manager, go to
Administration >Logs
.
2. Select the
Websense Content Gateway
module and then
Download entire log
file
.
3. Click
Submit
and specify a location to save the file.
Policy databases and TRITON databases are not affected by the upgrade.
Note
Service is not disrupted while the off-box components are
upgraded.
