Upgrading Mixed Deployments

This chapter covers the steps for upgrading mixed deployments where more than one Forcepoint F1E agent is installed on the same endpoint machine.

Although this Forcepoint F1E build is v23.11, it can be used in conjunction with the following Forcepoint products:

Forcepoint F1E agent Compatible Forcepoint product
Forcepoint DLP Endpoint Forcepoint DLP v8.8.x or later
Forcepoint Web Security Endpoint Forcepoint Web Security v8.5.3 or later
Forcepoint Endpoint Context Agent (Forcepoint ECA) Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (Forcepoint NGFW) v6.11 or later
Forcepoint CASB Endpoint Forcepoint CASB

You do not need to uninstall the earlier Endpoint version before installing v23.11 if you are upgrading from the following Forcepoint Endpoint versions:

  • Forcepoint DLP Endpoint v19.06.x and later (conventional Forcepoint Endpoint)
  • Forcepoint DLP Endpoint v18.12.754 (Forcepoint F1E)
  • Forcepoint DLP Endpoint v19.03.823 and later (Forcepoint F1E)
  • Forcepoint Web Security Endpoint v19.06.x and later (conventional Forcepoint Endpoint)
  • Forcepoint Web Security Endpoint v19.03.823 and later (Forcepoint F1E)
  • Forcepoint ECA v19.04.860 and later (Forcepoint F1E)
  • Forcepoint CASB Endpoint v20.07.4876 (Forcepoint F1E)

If your Forcepoint Endpoint version is earlier than the version listed above, Forcepoint recommends that you upgrade to one of the above versions before upgrading to v23.11, or uninstall the earlier version before you install this Forcepoint F1E version.

If you are upgrading to Forcepoint ECA v23.11 from a conventional Forcepoint ECA release (v1.4 or earlier), you must uninstall the earlier version of Forcepoint ECA and restart the endpoint machine before installing v23.11.

If you are upgrading to Forcepoint CASB Endpoint v23.11 from a standalone Forcepoint CASB Endpoint release, you must uninstall the standalone version and restart the endpoint machine before installing v23.11.

Important:

The new Forcepoint F1E cannot be downgraded to the older, conventional version (v8.x).

If you update a Forcepoint F1E agent and need to downgrade to an earlier version, you must manually remove the new Forcepoint F1E version before you install the older, conventional version.

This chapter covers the following topics: