Upgrading V-Series Appliances
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Upgrading V-Series Appliances
appliance is unavailable, is being replaced, or is being re-imaged, then set a
User
directory and filtering
or
Filtering only
appliance (temporarily) to be the Full policy
source. To do this:
1. Back up the Full backup file of the User directory and filtering or Filtering only
appliance in case changing the policy source fails.
2. On the secondary appliance, in the V-Series manager, navigate to
Configuration > Web Security Components
.
3. For
Policy Source
, select
Full policy source
. Save the setting.
4. Upgrade this appliance to the version you want. The appliance automatically
restarts when the upgrade finishes.
After the original
Full policy source
appliance has been upgraded, replaced, or
re-imaged, change the upgraded temporary
Full policy source
machine to point to the
original
Full policy source
again for its policy information. To do this:
1. Upgrade the primary appliance. When the upgrade is done, the appliance
automatically restarts.
2. On the previously upgraded secondary appliance, in the V-Series console,
navigate to
Configuration > Web Security Components
.
3. For
Policy Source
, select
User directory and filtering
or
Filtering only
and
enter the IP address of the primary appliance. Save the setting.
4. Use the version 8.1.x TRITON installer to upgrade remaining off-appliance
components. See
Upgrading Websense Web Protection Solutions
instructions.
To see all upgrade instructions go to
Upgrading V-Series appliances from v7.8.x or
.
Post-upgrade activities
V-Series Appliance Upgrade Guide | Upgrades to v8.1.x
Version 8.0.0 was the first product release to use a new, simplified product naming and
grouping of the familiar TRITON product line.
Original Name
New Name
Websense Web Filter
Websense Web Filter & Security
Websense Web Security
Websense Web Filter & Security
Websense TRITON Web Security
Gateway
Websense TRITON AP-WEB
Websense TRITON Web Security
Gateway Anywhere
Websense TRITON AP-WEB with:
● Web Hybrid Module
● Web DLP Module
● Web Sandbox Module
Websense TRITON Data Security
Websense TRITON AP-DATA