Order of migration and upgrade steps

Applies to:
  • Forcepoint Web Security, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x

Depending on your current version, the order of operating system migration and web protection software upgrade steps varies:

Current Version Current Platform Upgrade Path
v7.6.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  1. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
  2. Upgrade to v7.7.x on the new platform.
  3. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
  4. Upgrade to v7.8.4 on the new platform.
  5. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5.
  6. Upgrade to v8.4.x.
  7. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3.
  8. Upgrade to v8.5 or v8.5.3.
  9. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5.
  10. Upgrade to v8.5.4.
v7.6.x Windows 2003
  1. Migrate to Windows 2008 R2.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • If you have Web Security or Web Filter, upgrade to v7.8.4, then to v8.3.x
    • If you have Web Security Gateway or Gateway Anywhere, upgrade to v7.7.x, then to v8.0.x, then to v8.3.x.
  3. If upgrading to v8.5.3, migrate to Windows 2012.
  4. Upgrade to v8.5.x.
v7.7.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  1. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
  2. Upgrade to v7.8.4 on the new platform.
  3. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5.
  4. Upgrade to v8.4.x.
  5. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3.
  6. Upgrade to v8.5 or v8.5.3.
  7. Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5.
  8. Upgrade to v8.5.4.
v7.7.x Windows 2008 (32- bit)
  1. Migrate to Windows 2008 R2.
  2. Upgrade to v7.8.4 on the new platform.
  3. Upgrade to v8.3.x.
  4. If upgrading to v8.5.3, migrate to Windows 2012.
  5. Upgrade to v8.5.x.

For more detailed migration instructions, see:

  • Migrating web management components
  • Moving web policy components to a new machine
  • Updating the operating system on an existing web protection machine