Auto-update workflow for advanced configuration

Read this section to understand the workflow of the endpoint auto-update process, how the endpoint and update server communicate with each other, and how you can add flexibility to the endpoint auto-update feature.

The endpoint machines check the management server for configuration updates to the data endpoint profile.

This is how the endpoint auto-update process works:
  1. The endpoint sends a GET request URL to the auto-update server with local information that the server needs to identify the endpoint machine.
  2. The auto-update server responds (in XML-like format) with information about the version of the endpoint installation package, as well as the desired version of the Forcepoint F1E.
  3. If the desired Forcepoint DLP Endpoint version is different from the current version, Forcepoint DLP Endpoint downloads the installation package from the download URL that was sent as part of the server’s response.
  4. After the download is complete, the endpoint machine checks if it is ready to install the software.
    1. If the endpoint machine is ready, the installation package runs silently in the background.
    2. If the endpoint machine is not ready, it postpones the installation until the endpoint machine is ready.