Summary of upgrade procedure

The upgrade procedure uses a filestore. By using a filestore, the X10G C Port Hotfix (required for deployments prior to 8.3) and the upgrade package can be uploaded to X10G blade servers from a location in the local network, rather than having to download the files repeatedly from the Forcepoint download server.

Steps

  1. Identify or define a filestore to use to hold the hotfix and upgrade files.
  2. Download the X10G C Port Hotfix and the v8.5.3 or 8.5.4 upgrade package from the Forcepoint Downloads page to the filestore.
  3. Perform Pre-upgrade activities.
  4. If you are upgrading a deployment that includes Forcepoint Web Security, upgrade the Full policy source machine (Policy Broker/Policy Database). If the Full policy source is located on an off-appliance server, follow the instructions in Upgrade Instructions for Forcepoint Web Security. If the Full policy source machine is an X10G, upgrade that blade first.
    Important:

    All TRITON components on the Full policy source machine are upgraded when Policy Broker and Policy Database are upgraded.

    The upgraded Policy Broker and Policy Database services must be running and available for appliance upgrades to succeed.

  5. Upload the X10G C Port Hotfix from the filestore and install it.
  6. Upload the upgrade package and install it.
  7. Perform Post-upgrade activities.
  8. Upgrade the TRITON management server (if not upgraded when Policy Broker/Policy Database were upgraded), and other servers that host TRITON components.

    For detailed, step-by-step instructions, see Upgrade procedure.